BURDEKIN DRY TROPICS COASTAL COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN PROJECT PROSPECTUS | 11
Key Activities :
• Remove weeds at key project sites and replace with native vegetation .
• Remove rubbish along and around key sites and prevent it from returning .
• Institute a long-term monitoring program that will measure the health of riparian and adjacent aquatic habitats .
• Record and share information collected at sites with Townsville City Council and NQ Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters to feed into the annual report card for the Ross catchment .
Project Lead Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc . Telephone : 0428 428 542 Email : office @ cdtli . org . au Website : www . cdtli . org . au
Project Outcomes :
• Collective action undertaken by multiple stakeholders to achieve environmental outcomes at one site .
• Community participation to deliver and monitor onground activities .
• Increased capacity for local landcare group .
• Native plantings on riverbank and riparian areas .
• Reduced rubbish in the waterway and subsequently the GBR .
Long-Term Outcomes :
• Increase in habitat for native birds and fish .
• Lower water temperatures through vegetation shading to support healthy aquatic life .
• Increase in creek water quality through riparian planting .
• Reduced nutrients , sediments , and marine debris reaching the GBR .
• Improved community cohesion and shared local environmental knowledge and appreciation .
Indicative Budget : $ 52,600 with over $ 34,920 of in-kind support . Implementation Partners :
CTDLI , OzFish , Creekwatch , Mundy Creek Catchment Care , Townsville City Council , Tangaroa Blue , Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters , Ergon Energy .