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Flood Recovery - Lockyer: CrustWebsite/Report(not documented)
Project leadPartnershipsNatural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)
Landholder Industries(not documented)
ActivitiesOn-ground work
Case study type(none)
Funding sourceNatural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)
Landholder Funding amount(not documented)
In-kind contribution(not documented)
Start date1 September 2013
End date30 April 2014
SummaryThe broader project will assist flood affected landholders identified through SEQC, Council and Regional industry groups to return to production and improve the natural resilience of the waterways.
This project will improve on-farm drainage that has been affected by heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Oswald and consequently improve agricultural productivity. Approximately 1100m of drainage lines will be involved. Material shifted in repairing and reinstating drainage lines will be used to top-dress 200m of creek bank that has been battered to a 4:1 (horizontal/vertical) gradient. Ground cover will be established on the bank batter, predominantly by sowing kikuyu grass seed, and fertilising and erecting two rows (400m) of hand-shift sprinkler irrigation. Maintenance will include slashing for weed control. In the long term, tree and shrub establishment to increase bank resilience will be attempted as a later project stage once ground cover has been established. The project will improve water quality in Blackfellow Creek and horticultural farm productivity and help protect the low-level crossing infrastructure at the start of Litfins Road. Benefits
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Lesson(not documented)
Reference IDSEQC2072
Last updated: 16 May 2015 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Flood Recovery - Lockyer: Crust, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/flood-recovery-lockyer-crust-4e83/ |