Subcatchments of the Stanley Catchment Eastern Stanley River Western Stanley River Southern Stanley River The Stanley River is a tributary of the Brisbane River, joining the Brisbane just upstream from Wivenhoe Dam. The headwaters of the catchment begin in the relatively undisturbed forests of Jimna and Conondale in the Conondale Range, which separates it from …
The $8 million ‘Healthy Country’ project is supporting communities, farmers and scientists to work together to improve water quality in South East Queensland’s catchments and Moreton Bay. An estimated average of more than 315,000 tonnes of sediment is discharged to Moreton Bay each year from various sources across South East Queensland. The four-year Healthy Country …
The Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program (EHMP) is one of the most comprehensive marine, estuarine and freshwater monitoring programs in Australia. It delivers a regional assessment of the ambient ecosystem health (or pulse) for each of South East Queensland’s (SEQ) 19 major catchments, 18 river estuaries, and Moreton Bay, highlighting where the health of our waterways …
A new $8 million ‘Healthy Country’ project is supporting communities, farmers and scientists to work together to improve water quality in South East Queensland’s catchments and Moreton Bay. An estimated average of more than 315,000 tonnes of sediment is discharged to Moreton Bay each year from various sources across South East Queensland. The four-year Healthy …
Water by Design is the face of the Strategy for Water Sensitive Design in South East Queensland, an initiative of Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchments Partnership. The Partnership is working with government and industry representatives to develop a regionally consistent approach for tackling the irreversable impacts that urban development has on the health of our …
Bramble Bay in the north-west of Moreton Bay, shows clear signs of poor health an imbalance because of human activity. The water is brown and muddy from topsoil washed from gardens and construction sites and the upper catchments of the Brisbane River. After heavy rain, water flowing out of the Brisbane River usually carries a …
Catchment Facts Total area: 1,523km2 Many of SEQ’s major rivers and creeks flow into Moreton Bay Area of all catchments discharging into Moreton Bay:22,000km2 Moreton Bay is enclosed on three sides but well flushed in the eastern and central zones The toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula is a threat to the ecosystem health of Moreton Bay …
Pimpama Catchment Facts Total area: 171km2 Stream network length: 389km Local Councils: Gold Coast City Council Dominant land uses: native bush, urban, grazing, intensive agriculture Dominated by intensive agriculture along the middle reaches Urban development, including canal estates, expanding throughout the lower catchment Coomera Catchment Facts Total area: 489km2 Stream network length: 928km Local Councils: …
