2010 New Factsheets – Available electronically below. Please contact Sharon Marks to order hard copies. South East Queensland seagrasses The mangrove fringe Gardens of algae Estuaries are variable and valuable Erosion in catchments Nutrients in our waterways Old Fact Sheets – Available electronically only What is a Catchment Catchments of South East Queensland The Water …
Congratulations to the 2011 Healthy Waterways Awards finalists and winners! Thank you to everyone that joined us last night at the 2011 Healthy Waterways Awards Gala Dinner. We had a record number of attendees with over 300 guests attending to pay homage to the champions of waterway health. Check out the social photos of the …
Aesthetically pleasing, harmoniously designed spaces not only enhance social and recreational amenity, but offer environmental benefits lsuch as habitat protection. Living Waterways is a best practice environmental management approach that assists practitioners and government to deliver enduring and affordable outdoor spaces which engage the surrounding communities. The Living Waterways approach has been developed to support …
Healthy Waterways have developed a Clean Up Campaign to implement solutions to the serious threat of waterway litter and marine debris in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region. While the current Clean Up Program has been effective in clearing litter from waterways, Healthy Waterways recognise that prevention is better than a cure, and rubbish that …
Thank you to everyone that joined us at the 2012 Healthy Waterways Awards Gala Dinner. Check out photos from the night on our facebook page. Over 280 guests attended to pay homage to the champions of waterway health. Check out the finalists and winners from 2011. 2012 Minister’s Grand Prize Supported by the Queensland Government …
The three major impacts of a flood on waterway health are mud, chemicals and litter. When it rains – mud, chemicals and litter are washed into stormwater drains and carried straight out into our waterways. If we don’t manage our catchments properly, floods can negatively affect waterway health and threaten aquatic plants and wildlife. Mud …
All of us have an impact on the health of our waterways and catchments. Listed below are some of the many positive things you can do to help. Learn about your local environment Where is your nearest river or creek and how healthy is it? Consider joining a local Catchment Management group or Landcare group …
The Friends of Yarraman Creek Inc Yarraman Creek Stage 4 Yarraman The Friends of Yarraman Creek restored the weed infested Yarraman Creek to a healthy state with native vegetation and abundant wildlife, creating a beautiful habitat for Yarraman’s rich flora and fauna. In 2015, the group volunteered 2,565 hours to revegetating Yarraman Creek and improving …
Twelve separate Action Plans make up the South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Strategy. These Action Plans include a combination of issue-based, enabling and area-based plans. Strategy Overview Issue Based Action Plans Point Source Pollution Non-Urban Diffuse Source Pollution Water Sensitive Urban Design Protection and Conservation Coastal Algal Blooms Enabling Action Plans Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program …
Caring for our local reefs Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island 2015 Winner: Waterway Stewardship Award – Presented by SEQ Catchments UniDive’s Caring for our local reefs project engaged over 100 volunteer divers in an ecological assessment of dive sites at Point Lookout. The project advanced the skills of local divers and engaged the broader community …
