Governments make expenditure decisions on a diverse range of items yet there is no common “language” for evaluating the social return of these different expenditures. This report provides a method – Social Return Accounting – for evaluating all government expenditures on a level playing field.

The purpose of the project was to estimate the range of costs of achieving two key regional water quality targets for Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchments.

This evaluation sought to assist the Central Land Council (CLC) to explore and improve its development work to maximise the benefits for Aboriginal people. The report found that the programs evaluated have clearly produced outcomes valued by Aboriginal people and are cost-effective given the benefits delivered.