New streambank erosion project

A new $2.53 million project will reduce streambank erosion in the Ingham area of the Herbert River catchment.

Terrain NRM will be working with landholders bordering Herbert River and Stone River on projects to improve both their land and the water flowing through this catchment to the Great Barrier River.

This project is part of a $6 million investment by the Queensland Government to stem the flow of sediment into the Great Barrier Reef. Funding has been provided for projects in the Lower Burdekin, Herbert River and Fitzroy River catchments.

Building on five years of work with landholders

Terrain NRM’s CEO Stewart Christie welcomed the news, saying the project would build on five years of work with landholders in the Herbert catchment.

“With a range of engineering solutions and improved land management practices, our sediment reduction projects have prevented several thousand tonnes of sediment from reaching the Great Barrier Reef each year,’’ he said.

Herbert a priority for sediment reduction

“The Herbert catchment is a priority for sediment reduction in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef zone. We’ve been remediating gully and streambank erosion sites through engineering work including rock walls, pile fields and rock chutes.