Normanby catchment story – Acknowledgments

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• Introduction
• Catchment Overview
• Physical features
• Natural values
• Traditional Owners
• Economic values
• Threats
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments

The map journal was prepared by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (Queensland Wetlands Program, Springvale Program and Office of the Great Barrier Reef) in collaboration with local partners.

 

Walking the Landscape contributors:

Eda Addicott – Department of Environment and Science

Andrew Brooks – Griffith University

Graham Herbert – Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Will Higham – Cape York Natural Resource Management

Christina Howley – consultant

Susan Marsh – South Cape York Catchments

Neale Searle – Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Jeff Shellberg – consultant

Other contributors:

The Springvale Station Erosion Management Plan and Cultural Heritage Protocol Project Team

Roger Coles – Queensland University of Technology

Tim Hughes – South Endeavour Trust

Cathy Johnson - Cook Shire Council

 

This resource should be cited as: Walking the Landscape – Normanby Catchment Map Journal v1.0 (2017), presentation, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.

 

Images provided by: John Augusteyn, Andrew Brooks, Robbie Burns, Paul Candin, Graham Herbert, Amanda Hogbin, Christina Howley, Jeff Shellberg.

 

The Queensland Wetlands Program supports projects and activities that result in long-term benefits to the sustainable management, wise use and protection of wetlands in Queensland. The tools developed by the Program help wetlands landholders, managers and decision makers in government and industry.

 

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Disclaimer

This map journal has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or omissions within the document. Any decisions made by other parties based on this document are solely the responsibility of those parties. Information contained in this education module is from a number of sources and, as such, does not necessarily represent government or departmental policy.

Data sources, links and information

ArcGIS for Desktop | ArcGIS Online | Story Map Journal 

Some of the information used to put together this map journal can be viewed on the Queensland Globe

The Queensland Globe is an interactive online tool that can be opened inside the Google Earth™ application. 

Queensland Globe allows you to view and explore Queensland spatial data and imagery. You can also download a cadastral SmartMap or purchase and download a current titles search.

 More information about the layers used can be found in the Source Data Table.

Flooding Information is provided by the Cook Shire Council. 

Other References

Akram, A., Shellberg, J. and Bofu, Y. (2016) Preliminary Dry-Season Water Balance for the Upper Laura River Catchment and Lakeland Agricultural Region, Cape York Peninsula: Implications for Development and Downstream Impacts. Report for South Cape Catchments. School of Engineering, Griffith University, Queensland. 

Anderson, J. (1984) The Political and Economic Basis of Kuku-Yalanji Social History [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Brooks, A., Curwen, G., Spencer, J., Shellberg, J. Garzon-Garcia, A., Burton, J. and Iwashita., F. (2016) Reducing Sediment Sources to the Reef: Managing Alluvial Gully Erosion. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns.

Buhrich, A. (2016) Cultural Heritage Investigation West Normanby River. Report to the Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.

Cape York Natural Resource Management (undated) About Cool Burns [webpage] Accessed 31 August 2017.

Cape York Natural Resource Management (undated) Cape York NRM Fire Knowledge [webpage] Accessed 31 August 2017.

Cape York Natural Resource Management (2017) Technical Report to the Springvale Station Erosion Management Plan. Cape York Natural Resource Management, Cooktown.

Cape York Natural Resource Management (2016) Eastern Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan – Draft for Community Consultation. Cape York Natural Resource Management, Cooktown.

Cape York Sustainable Futures (undated) Cape York Peninsula Fire Management Strategy. Cape York Sustainable Futures, Queensland.

Cook Shire Council (2017) Cook Shire Local Area Biosecurity Plan 2017-2021. Cook Shire Council, Cooktown.

Crowley, G., Garnett, S. and Shephard, S. (2009) Impact of storm-burning on Melaleuca viridiflora invasion of grasslands and grassy woodlands on Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Austral Ecology 34, 196–209.

CYMAG Environmental Inc. (2009) Jack Lakes Biodiversity Assessment, November 2007 & June 2008. CYMAG, Cooktown.

CYMAG Environmental Inc. (2009) Jack Lakes Biodiversity Assessment, November 2007 & June 2008, Appendices. CYMAG, Cooktown.

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (2010) Australian Land Use Management Classification [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Department of Environment and Energy (2017) Australian Heritage Database - Quinkan Country, Peninsula developmental Rd, Laura, QLD, Australia [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Department of Environment and Science (undated) Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2012 and 2103 Reef Water Quality Protection Plan – Catchment Pollutant Loads Results [webpage] Accessed 12 September 2017.

Department of Environment and Science (2017) Springvale Station Erosion Management Plan. Queensland Government, Brisbane.

Department of Environment and Science (2017) Statement of Management Intent. Queensland Government, Brisbane. 

Department of Environment and Science (2017) Threatened Species  [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Department of National Parks, Sports and Racing (2017) About Rinyirru (Lakefield) [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing (2012) Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Princess Charlotte Bay [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Howley, C. and Griffith University (undated) Normanby River Water Quality. Powerpoint presentation.

Howley, C. and Stephan, K. (2005) Laura-Normanby Catchment Management Strategy. Howley & Stephan Environmental Consultants, Queensland.

Howley, C., Shellberg, J., Stephan, K. and Brooks, A. (2014) Normanby Catchment Water Quality Management Plan. Cape York Water Quality, Queensland.

McCloskey, G.L., Waters, D.K., Ellis, R. and Carroll, C. (2014) Modelling reductions of pollutant loads due to improved management practices in the Great Barrier Reef catchments – Cape York NRM Region, Technical Report, Volume 2, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Cairns.

Olley, J. (undated) Coastal Erosion and Geochemistry, What's Eating the Coast? Poster. Australian Rivers Institute, Queensland.

Pietsch, T., Brooks, A., Spencer, J., Olley, J. and Borombovits, D. (2015) Age, distribution, and significance within a sediment budget, of in-channel depositional surfaces in the Normanby River, Queensland, Australia.Geomorphology doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.01.038

Queensland Government (2017) Acid Sulfate Soils Explained [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017. 

Queensland Government (2016) Regional Ecosystems [webpage] Accessed 30 August 2017.

Shellberg, J. and Brooks, A. (2013) Alluvial Gully Prevention and Rehabilitation Options for Reducing Sediment Loads in the Normanby Catchment and Northern Australia. Griffith University, Queensland.

Shellberg, J. and Brooks, A. (undated) Impact of Main and Council Roads on Water Quality on Cape York Peninsula and the Great Barrier Reef. Griffith University, Queensland.

Spencer, J., Brooks, A., Curwen, G. and Tews, K. (2016) A Disturbance Index Approach for Assessing Water Quality Threats in Eastern Cape York. Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland.

Townsend, S. and Douglas, M. (2000) The effect of three fire regimes on stream water quality, water yield and export coefficients in a tropical savanna (northern Australia). Journal of Hydrology 229 (2000) 118–137.

Williams (2016) Weed Survey of Springvale Station. Report to the Department of Environment and Science. Vegetation Management Science, Australia.

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Last updated: 25 October 2017