MARY CATCHMENT FLOOD REPORT JANUARY 2011
Riparian Vegetation: Damage Recovery
Loss of native plants on creek banks: • Revegetation difficult due to loss • Casuarina roots exposed of soil & vertical creek banks • 50 tree ferns lost • Bird wing vines will be replanted • Lomandra, Sandpaper Fig & Lilly Pilly held well • Bird wing butterfly vines lost Mary River , Conondale Mary River, Conondale Mary River, Conondale Mary River, Conondale Mary River, Conondale Mary River, Conondale Conondale eales
Mary River, Walli Mt Rd, Kenilworth eales
Eales property, Mary River, Kenilworth eales
Eales property, Kenilworth – Mary River revegetation site eales 2005 revegetation lost Rock stabilisation
2003 revegetation
New revegetation area
New fence
2007 revegetation Mary River downstream of Pickering Bridge Waterfall from Kenilworth Bluff flowing through Sunshine Coast Quarries Flooding between Pickering Bridge and Moy Pocket Water from Kenilworth Bluff cuts Moy Pocket Rd near quarry Road damage north of Pickering Bridge, Moy Pocket Road damage on flood channel, Pickering Bridge, Moy Pocket Priebe Property, Imbil
Yabba Creek, Imbil Yabba Creek Xing 1 Yabba Creek Xing 2 Yabba Creek Xing No. 2 (not much of a crossing??) The Mary River 19 years of restoration
2001 1992
Feb 2010 2011 Feb 2011 closeup 2006
Streambank revegetated from bare eroded banks after 1992 flood
15. Feb 2011 2001 Community planting
1998
2010 Feb Traveston 2011 Crossing Mouth of Kandanga ck
Goomong bridge access track
Kandanga ck Water Hyacinth Seepage from the Dobson rd Quarry Streambed erosion
Landslips
Algal bloom
Oakey Ck Rd, Kinbombi area – Upper Wide Bay Ck Bank erosion
Gully erosion
Kinbombi area Zerner property, downstream of Traveston Crossing Zerner property, downstream of Traveston Crossing Zerner property, downstream of Traveston Crossing Zerner property, downstream of Traveston Crossing Zerner property, downstream of Traveston Crossing Zerner property, downstream of Traveston Crossing Mary River, Fredman property, Gildora Mary River, Gildora Fredman Mary River, Gildora Fredman property, Gildora Mary River Sexton, damaged riparian zone Mary River Sexton Silt, Mary River Sexton Silt, Mary River Sexton Close up of slip at Mary River Sexton Slip at Mary River Sexton Property damage, Kilkivan Wide Bay Creek, Kilkivan Wide Bay Creek, Kilkivan Flood damage at Kilkivan Showgrounds Thomas property, Wide Bay Creek, Kilkivan Tiaro aerial image of the Mary River Mary River Tiaro, Fishing Competition 0910 After the flood January 2011 Tiaro. Was a grassy bank………. View of the Mary River from bridge at Tiaro Fencing damage, Station Creek, Widgee Mountain Station Creek, Widgee Mountain Flood damaged flats, Upper Widgee Mountain Widgee Mountain property after more than 160 mm of rain overnight Clean Up Australia Day volunteers tackle fencing and irrigation pipe damage at Upper Thornside Rd, Widgee Mountain Volunteers from the Nashville and Widgee Scouts and Fraser Coast 4WD club clean up flood damaged fencing and irrigation piping at Widgee Mountain Unearthing buried fencing materials, Station Creek, Upper Widgee Mountain The Clean Up Crew organised by MRCCC included the volunteers from the Fraser Coast 4WD club, Land for Wildlifers, rural landholders from as far afield as Conondale and the Nashville Scouts. Widgee Scouts also joined in on the day. The trailer behind the volunteers is full of fencing wire removed from approximately 1 km of creek bank along Station Creek. All their efforts were enormously appreciated by a very grateful Phil and Brenda at Widgee Mountain.