Whether you are an individual, land owner, community group, local business or major corporation, we all have a role to play in protecting and improving the health of our waterways. There a number of things you can do around your home or business and within your local community.

Everyone has a role to play in keeping our waterways safe and clean:

In Your Home

  • Never pour household chemicals such as oil and paint into gutters or down drains
  • Choose eco-friendly, low phosphorous household cleaning products
  • Conserve water and filter stormwater by building a raingarden
  • Reduce use of plastic, reuse items and recycle as much as possible
  • Choose reusable shopping bags
  • Use a refillable drink bottle

In Your Garden

  • Minimise use of chemicals and avoid applying fertilisers or pesticides if rain is expected
  • Plant more native shrubs and trees
  • Mulch your garden beds to reduce run off
  • Wash your car on the lawn
  • Sweep up dirt and mud rather than hose it down the drain

In the Community

  • Remove litter
  • Organise or volunteer for a local community cleanup event
  • Become a plastic bag free community
  • Learn about or join your local catchment group
  • Organise a native tree planting event
  • Report construction site run-off to your local council
  • Report illegal dumping
  • Volunteer on Clean Up Australia Day

On the Land

Tips to help manage erosion and reduce the amount of mud entering local waterways:

  • Plant native vegetation along waterways and around production areas
  • Fence off riverbanks and provide off stream watering points to limit animal access to local
  • Retain soil cover by mulching and cover stockpiled soils to prevent soil being transported into waterways by wind or rain
  • Revegetate cleared land as soon as possible
  • Seek property management advice from SEQ Catchments or your local council

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