Scientists have recently observed coral bleaching on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia for the first time. Similar events on the Great Barrier Reef have killed huge areas of coral reef habitat over the past few weeks.

We call on the West Australian government and industry to support an innovation challenge to implement world-leading engineering solutions to protect Ningaloo Reef from extreme weather events.

Scientists pray for destructive cyclones to cool the coral reefs down. These events are destructive to the corals physically, not to mention the surrounding communities. There has to be a better way..

Engineering solutions are an insurance policy to make sure our children can enjoy these amazing environments and animals for generations to come.

Ningaloo Reef is a World Heritage Site that is home to amazing corals that support sea turtles, dugongs, whale sharks and much more. Ningaloo is a Top 8 travel destination in WA.