Healthy waterways
Council has been working hard to improve the health of the city's waterways. We have embarked on various waterways management programs.
Healthy Waterways Award 2011
Redland City Council was awarded the BMT WBM - Government Award at the Healthy Waterways Awards on 12 July 2011 for their Waterways Extension Program - Council partnering with landholders for waterways recovery (WEP).
As part of their Waterways Extension Program, Redland City Council has partnered with over 47 landholders resulting in a number of on-ground waterway restoration projects, including repairs to failing septic systems, revegetation of in-stream and riparian vegetation, quality monitoring of 15 farm dams to determine their impact on creek water quality, as well as native fish breeding program to boost local populations and biodiversity.
The WEP acts on the findings of Council’s Hotspot Water Quality Monitoring Program, which identifies the sources of nutrients and sediment entering the creek during rainfall. Landholders in identified hotspot subcatchments are offered incentives and support to work with Council to enhance practices on their properties that affect waterway health.
The annual Healthy Waterways Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of groups and individuals working to improve the health of South East Queensland's waterways and catchments. For more information, go to the Healthy Waterways website >>
SEQ Healthy Waterways - Annual Ecosystem Health Report Card
SEQ Healthy Waterways release their Ecosystem Health Report Card annually. The regional report card presents the results of a comprehensive marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystem health monitoring program. It provides grades for 19 catchments and 18 estuaries in south-east Queensland and nine zones within Moreton Bay. To read more about the 2010 Report Card, go to Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program.
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