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A group of residents of Marabou Drive restored the riparian
vegetation of a section of the Ross River
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Marabou
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Community Revegetation Group
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Community
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This project was an initiative of a group of residents of Marabou Drive
who wanted to improve the appearance and wildlife habitat opportunities
of the small creek near the Marabou Drive pump station.
Aims of the Project
- To protect and enhance the remnant vegetation
- To reduce and control weed species
- To increase the stability of the bank by planting local native plant
species
- To increase habitat opportunities for native fauna
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- To improve the appearance of the creek which had become infested
with environmental weeds and noxious plants
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Project Description
 The
project has been running for 5 years and commenced in December 1998. The
Marabou Drive Community Revegetation Group have undertaken the following
Bushcare activities.
- Weed Management
- Clearing weeds manually
- Brush-cutting
- Application of herbicide
- Mulching
- Use of mulch supplied by Townsville City Council
- As well as newspaper and cut guinea grass
- Planted over 2000 local native plant species supplied by Tropical
Urban Production and Landcare Group and Townsville City Council Environmental
Management Services. Plantings were conducted in stages starting in
December 1998.
- Watering
- Trees planted during the wet season to reduce losses
- Hand watering of newly planted tubestock on a monthly basis
Environmental Benefits
- Many birds have been attracted to the revegetation area
- The area provides habitat for small marsupials including bandicoots,
white-tailed rats, echidnas and wallabies
- The beauty of the area has been greatly enhanced
- Noxious weeds have been almost entirely eradicated
- The embankment has been stabilised against erosion
Project progress
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Further Links
Ross River NHT Case
study
www.SOE-Townsville.org/greening/
For more information
Landcare 4721 4322
Townsville City Council 4727 9312
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