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Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - NQ Dry Tropics S1 Don River

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Project lead

Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements

Partnerships

NQ Dry Tropics

Industries

Other

Activities

On-ground work

Case study type

(none)

Funding source

NDRRA - joint Commonwealth and State

Funding amount

$920,378

In-kind contribution

(not documented)

Start date

1 July 2017

End date

June 2019

Summary

Engineering works and planting with native grasses. Re-establishing bank to levels existing prior to flooding. Providing rock armouring, a compacted clay core and a compacted clay batter protection with grass vegetation.

Benefits

In total, 88 projects were completed by 30 June 2019. These included:
  • 67 on-ground works to repair riparian zones and watercourses damaged by the extreme weather event. Works included re-sloping, stabilisation and revegetation of banks to improve long-term stability and build resilience.
  • 21 mapping projects to improve mapping and data collection of the impacted area and inform location of on-ground works. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data obtained through these projects is available via the Queensland Spatial Information Database.
The works have increased resilience in the impacted regions and have resulted in improved water quality, increased riparian vegetation connectivity and decreased erosion.

Approximately 290,000 tonnes of sediment have been prevented from polluting the coastline every year; including the Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay environments.

Natural Disaster Relief and Recover Arrangements Summary Report

Lesson

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Reference ID

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Last updated: 22 March 2021

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2021) Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - NQ Dry Tropics S1 Don River, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/natural-disaster-relief-and-recovery-arrangements-ndrra-nq-dry-tropics-s1-don-e818/

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