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Harvesting Innovation in Sugarcane
Project Catalyst was invited to speak at the Australian Water Association’s Queensland state conference on the Sunshine Coast in November 2020. Ross Neivandt from Catchment Solutions presented a 20 minute overview and conference paper that outlined the achievements and activities of Project Catalyst.
Collinsdale Erosion Remediation Project
Catchment Solutions has successfully completed on-ground works at the Collinsdale erosion remediation project site. The primary erosion remediation site is located at the Collinsdale Station, which is situated on the southern side of the Fitzroy River, in Garnant, approximately 30km from Rockhampton. The 450ha cattle property is situated within the Louisa Creek catchment and has […]
Rehabilitation of 15ha of gully erosion at Ogmore
Catchment Solutions have successfully rehabilitated over 15ha of severe gully erosion in the Ogmore area of the Styx River catchment, funded through the Australian Government’s Reef Trust IV Program. Due to the sodic nature of the soil found within the Styx River Catchment, even with restricted grazing, active gully erosion was occurring at a significant […]
Invitation to tender – Mt Fairview
Catchment Solutions is leading the remediation of large-scale erosion project at the Mt. Fairview and Bannockburn properties located about 65 kilometers, north-west of Rockhampton. The proposed Mt. Fairview property project area will consist of the construction of three in channel grade control rock chutes which incorporates fish passage. The proposed Bannockburn property project area will […]
Innovative fish habitat reef modules
Structurally complex fish habitats and coral reefs are in a state of steady decline, with much of the damage to high-quality habitat caused by human activity. Along the east coast of Australia, hard, vertical relief habitats such as oyster reefs, sub-tidal coral reefs and rocky outcrop reefs have been severely impacted by intensive land use […]
Connecting estuaries to wetlands podcast
Catchment Solutions Senior Fisheries Ecologist, Matt Moore, who was recently interviewed by Greg Vinall of the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast, shared his knowledge on the importance of catchment connectivity and habitat availability to the sustainability of native fish populations. The interview highlights a number of connectivity issues impacting the life-cycles of key commercial and recreational […]
Rocky Dam Catchment Fishway Monitoring 2020
In February 2020, Catchment Solutions conducted fishway monitoring at a cone-ramp fishway which provides fish passage between upper-tidal estuarine habitats and a significant wetlands complex, at Koumala in the Rocky Dam catchment south of Mackay. The wetlands are surrounded by an extensive earthen bund wall, which features two fishways allowing fish to enter the wetlands. […]
Clews Road Fishway Construction, Murray Creek
In June 2019, the fish passage at the Clews Road causeway in upper Murray Creek, Mackay, was rehabilitated through the construction of a 10-ridge rock-ramp fishway. Mackay Regional Council undertook a full refurbishment of the entire causeway and as part of these works, incorporated and funded the fish ladder at the site which was constructed […]
Bakers Creek Treatment Train Wetlands Fishway Construction
In June 2019, fish passage from the Bakers Creek estuary into the Bakers Creek treatment train wetlands was rehabilitated through the installation of a rock-ramp fishway. The treatment train wetlands located south of Mackay were constructed in 2014, to serve as a series of sediment and nutrient retention basins, treating sugar cane runoff and improving […]
Landings Road Fishway
In June 2019, Catchment Solutions undertook a fish passage improvement project involving the repair of the Landings Road fishway which connects the upper estuarine reaches of Rocky Dam Creek (Rocky Dam catchment) to the Tedlands wetlands in Koumala, south of Mackay. The rock-ramp fishway at the site was showing signs of significantly reduced functionality and […]