APPENDIX F – GRCCC Riverkeeper Program Case Studies LGA

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES BANKSTOWN LGA (24 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 14,565 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 4,002

• Alan Ashton Reserve, Picnic Point (180 kg) • Kelso Creek North, (270kg) • Bill Delauney Reserve Wetlands, Revesby (610 kg) • Kentucky Reserve, (1425 kg) • Bridge St Reserve Mangroves, Padstow (1665 kg) • Lambeth Street Reserve, Picnic Point (570 kg) • Deepwater Forest & Mangroves, Milperra (600 kg) • Little , Padstow (340 kg) • Deepwater Park, Milperra (1205 kg) • Milperra Drain Wetland (380 kg) • Deepwater Parkland Foreshores, Milperra (445 kg) • Mirambeena Boom, Georges Hall (593 kg) • East Hills Reserve Foreshore, East Hills (595 kg) • Mirrambeena Reserve, Georges Hall (210 kg) • East Hills Reserve, Cook Crescent, East Hills (75 kg) • Monash Reserve, East Hills (255kg) • Reserve, Georges Hall (450 kg) • Salt Pan Reserve, Padstow (1435 kg) • Gordon Parker Reserve, Milperra (295 kg) • Stuart St Reserve Mangroves, Padstow (1003 kg) • Gow Street, Padstow (595 kg) • Vale of Ah, Milperra (490 kg) • Kelso Beach Foreshore, Milperra (270 kg) • Virginius Reserve Mangroves, Padstow (610 kg)

Bush regeneration focused on: Mirambeena Reserve, Georges Hall, removing Lantana, Balloon Vine and Privet along the riparian edge of Prospect Creek. In total 3,450 m2 area was worked.

BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES • Mirambeena Reserve, Georges Hall

Deepwater Park, Milperra

Campbelltown LGA Work concentrated on Bunbury Curran Creek, Spring Creek and Mansfield Creeks.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES CAMPBELLTOWN LGA (15 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 20,218 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 4,314 • Bow Bowing Creek, Airds Rd, Leumeah (3020 kg) • Mount Erin Road, Blair Athol (1695 kg) • Bow Bowing Creek GPT, Minto (4430 kg) • Park Central, Campbelltown (1795 kg) • Cleopatra Reserve, Ambavale (848 kg) • Pembroke Park, Minto (330 kg) • Eagle Vale Lake, Eagle Vale (140 kg) • Rose Park, Minto (455 kg) • Fisher’s Ghost Creek, Bradbury (985 kg) • St Andrews Park, St Andrews (960 kg) • Kyngmount Reserve, Minto (300 kg) • St Helens Park GPT (3270 kg) • Lower Mansfield Creek, St Helens Park (480 kg) • Tree Gully Reserve, Blair Athol (730 kg) • Mansfield Creek GPT, St Helens Park (780 kg)

Bush regeneration continued on the Eagle Farm Reserve site removing African Olive and Privet and helping to restore native BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES ground cover by removing invasive weed species. Supplementary • Eagle Farm Reserve, Eagle Vale work was also completed at Tree Gully Reserve in Blair Athol. • Tree Gully Reserve, Blair Athol In total 4,566 m2 was worked.

46 APPENDIX F – GRCCC Riverkeeper Program Case Studies Fairfield LGA Work concentrated on the , Cabramatta Creek and Prospect Creek catchments.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES FAIRFIELD LGA (27 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 22,633 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 4,998

• Allambie Road Reserve, Edensor Park (1575kg) • Howard Park, Lansvale (700 kg) • Artie Street, Caramar (278 kg) • Joe Broad Reserve, Mt Pritchard (900 kg) • Baragoola Crescent, West Fairfield (1515 kg) • Landon Street, Fairfield East (60 kg) • Blackford Street, Fairfield East (305 kg) • Malta Street, Fairfield East (405 kg) • Chifley Street, Smithfield (505 kg) • Market Street, Smithfield (660 kg) • Christie Street Wetlands, Prairiewood (360 kg) • Parkes Reserve, Canley Vale (135 kg) • Clarevale Wetlands, Edensor Park (300 kg) • Parklea Parade, Canley Vale (895 kg) • Cutler Road Foreshore, Lansvale (1535 kg) • Prince Park, Canley Vale (930 kg) • Devenish Street, Greenfield Park (1655 kg) • Prout Park, Mt Pritchard (485 kg) • Floyd Bay Foreshore, Lansvale (1005 kg) • Rhondda Street, Smithfield (225 kg) • Hanson Street, Fairfield East (240 kg) • Rosford Street Reserve, Smithfield (1880 kg) • Hassall Street, Wetherill Park (545 kg) • Shearer Park, Lansvale (1435 kg) • Herston Road Ponds, St Johns Park (345 kg) • Smithfield Road, Bonnyrigg (1340 kg) • Horton Street & Hamel Road, Mt Pritchard (2420 kg)

Bush regeneration focused on the removal of Balloon Vine and Madeira Vine along the riparian edge at the confluence of Prospect Creek and Orphan School Creek at Parkes Reserve, Canley Vale. In total 570 m2 was worked. BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES

• Parkes Reserve, Canley Vale

Clarevale Wetlands, Edensor Park

Hurstville LGA Work concentrated on the Lime Kiln Bay and Salt Pan Creek areas.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES HURSTVILLE LGA (8 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 6,708 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 2,739

• Basil Street Reserve, Riverwood (463 kg) • Harvey Dixon Reserve, Peakhurst (1515 kg) • Blackbutt Ave, Lugarno (525 kg) • Lime Kiln Bay, Peakhurst Heights (383 kg) • Coleridge Road, Riverwood (653 kg) • Salt Pan Creek Bridge, Peakhurst (1825 kg) • Cypress Drive, Lugarno (560 kg) • William Road, Riverwood (785 kg)

Bush regeneration at Clarendon Road Boat Ramp focused on the removal of woody weed species such as privet and BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES lantana. A longer term strategic removal program to treat Madeira Vine is also being undertaken. • Clarendon Road Boat Ramp, Peakhurst In total 1,014 m2 was worked.

47 APPENDIX F – GRCCC Riverkeeper Program Case Studies Kogarah LGA Work concentrated on public foreshore areas and the mangrove forest at Oatley Bay.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES KOGARAH LGA (13 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 3,865 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 2,776

• Carss Park (45 kg) • Neverfail Bay, Oatley (210 kg) • Claydon Reserve, Sans Souci (848 kg) • Oatley Bay Boat Ramp, Hurstville Grove (105 kg) • Connells Point Reserve, Connells Point (203 kg) • Oatley Bay Pleasure Grounds, Oatley (158 kg) • Donnelly Park, Kyle Bay (165 kg) • Poulton Park Foreshore, Hurstville Grove (15 kg) • Dover Park, Blakehurst (135 kg) • Poulton Park Mangrove Walk, Connells Point (630 kg) • Kogarah Bay Foreshore, Kogarah Bay (595 kg) • Sans Souci Park, Sans Souci (570 kg) • Kyle Bay Foreshore, Kyle Bay (188 kg)

Bush regeneration has focused on a waterfront site at Hurstville Grove removing lantana, privet and a severe infestation of ground asparagus weeds. Works have focused on regeneration of species in the intertidal and near- riparian zones with plant species of high salt tolerance. In total 956 m2 was worked.

BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES

• Poulton Park Foreshore, Hurstville Grove

Poulton Park Foreshore, Oatley Bay at Hurstville Grove

Liverpool LGA Work concentrated on the Chipping Norton Lakes and Cabramatta Creek catchment.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES LIVERPOOL LGA (18 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 16,225 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 3,886

• Angle Park, Chipping Norton (1110 kg) • Haigh Park, Moorebank (1425 kg) • Bedwell Park, West Hoxton (885 kg) • Harvard Reserve, Prestons (1085 kg) • Black Muscat Park, Chipping Norton (675 kg) • Heron Park, Chipping Norton (1295 kg) • Bola Gong Island, Chipping Norton Lake (125 kg) • Homestead Park, Chipping Norton (1665 kg) • Brickmaker’s Creek, Liverpool (1015 kg) • Hoxton Park Reserve, Hoxton Park (1410 kg) • Cecil Hills Lakes, Cecil Hills (1340 kg) • Kelso Crescent, Moorebank (1080 kg) • Clinches Pond, Moorebank (835 kg) • Lt Cantello Reserve (15 kg) • Davy Robinson Park, Chipping Norton (675 kg) • McMillan Park, Chipping Norton (465 kg) • Freeman Oval and Boom, Warwick Farm (360 kg) • Quota Park, Chipping Norton (765 kg)

Bush regeneration has focused on removal of severe lantana infestations in Riverside Park, Chipping Norton. The dense Lantana thicket has led BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES to an explosion of Bell Miner bird population and associated Bell Miner die back of the Eucalypt canopy. The site has high native resilience to • Riverside Park, Chipping Norton replace the Lantana with appropriate species. Works at Haigh Park • Haigh Park, Moorebank involved removal of African Love Grass from the beach area, and at • Bedwell Park, West Hoxton Bedwell Park removing Lantana and African Boxthorn. In total 3,640 m2 was worked. 48 APPENDIX F – GRCCC Riverkeeper Program Case Studies Rockdale LGA Work concentrated on Botany Bay Foreshores and Scarborough Ponds system.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES ROCKDALE LGA (11 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 7,800 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 2,920

• Bestic St to Henson St, Brighton Le Sands (690 kg) • Monterey St Riparian Area, Monterey (360 kg) • Bicentennial Park, Rockdale (848 kg) • President Ave to Bath St, Monterey (305 kg) • Burlington St Riparian Area, Monterey (270 kg) • President Ave to Brighton Baths, Brighton Le • Captain Cook Bridge, Sans Souci (818 kg) Sands (965 kg) • Dolls Point Foreshore, Dolls Point (845 kg) • Riverside Drive & Scott Park, Sandringham (848 kg) • Kyeemagh Beach, Kyeemagh (1123 kg) • Tonbridge Creek, Ramsgate (645 kg)

Bush regeneration works at Cook Park, Brighton Le Sands have focused on the removal of lantana, green cestrum and mother-of- millions. Works at Tonbridge Creek included mulch for walking tracks and Lantana removal. In total 3,275 m2 was worked.

BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES

• Cook Park, Brighton Le Sands • Tonbridge Creek, Ramsgate Tonbridge Creek bushland, Ramsgate

Sutherland LGA Work concentrated on the bays and inlets of the lower river.

RUBBISH COLLECTION WORK SITES SUTHERLAND LGA (16 SITES) TOTAL RUBBISH: 10,940 kgs TOTAL HOURS: 2,686

• Bonna Point, Kurnell (1500 kg) • Oyster Creek Estuary, Oyster Bay (225 kg) • Bonnet Bay Boat Ramp, Bonnet Bay (135 kg) • Port Hacking Rd Reserve, Sylvania Waters (960 kg) • Bonnet Bay & Burnum Burnum Reserve (150 kg) • Production Road, Taren Point (450 kg) • Gwawley Oval, Taren Point (520 kg) • Silver Beach, Kurnell (1565 kg) • Heritage Oyster Farm, Taren Point (875 kg) • Solander Playing Field Mangroves, Woolooware • Horning Street, Kurnell (1535 kg) (305 kg) • Lakewood City Reserve, Bonnet Bay (245 kg) • Taren Point Reserve, Taren Point (365 kg) • Mangrove Boardwalk, Woolooware (560 kg) • Woolooware Bay Cycleway, Caringbah (1290 kg) • Marton Park, Kurnell (260 kg)

Bush regeneration at Horning Street, Kurnell focused on Lantana and Bitou Bush removal adjacent to the rehabilitated saltmarsh area. BUSH REGENERATION WORK SITES In total 935 m2 was worked. • Horning Street, Kurnell

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