Janes Creek Revegetation Project

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Various

Council

On-ground work

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Mackay Regional Council Natural Environment Levy

VMSQM

$100,000

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18 December 2014

30 June 2015

The Gooseponds are a series of man-made water bodies along Janes Creek, surrounded by urban areas and parkland. The area is heavily modified, but remains a very popular recreation area for the residents of Mackay with a network of pathways, exercise equipment, play grounds and other park amenities situated in and around the area. A number of pressures impact directly upon this area including; invasive flora and fauna species, fish passage barriers, and agricultural/urban runoff resulting in variable water quality.

The riparian strip adjacent to the Mackay Regional Soccer Zone in Glenella is extremely narrow and also heavily degraded/modified. 2ha of revegetation works were undertaken along an 800m long section, reinstating the riparian buffer strip up to 15m in width.

This project aims to:

• reduce bank erosion
• increase filtration of pollutants
• shad out invasive weed species
• have decreased ongoing maintenance costs
• improve ecosystem values along the creek
• improve water quality.

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