community based initiative to maintain and enhance our waterways in the
coastal dry tropics.
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A combined Townsville Council, State Government, Commonwealth and community based initiative to maintain and enhance our waterways in the coastal dry tropics. |
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Increasing Community Engagement in Townsville Coastal Catchments for Biodiversity Project |
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Short Title: Toomulla Foreshore |
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Toomulla Foreshore Restoration and Revegetation |
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Location: Toomulla foreshore |
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Organisation: Toomulla Coastcare |
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Project Summary: The Toomulla community has been involved in foreshore restoration and management work along The Esplanade for a number of years and significant progress has been made in restoring natural habitat features to the area.Cyclone Yasi, at the start of February 2011, caused considerable damage to the Toomulla foreshore with initial clean up efforts carried out soon after the event to reinstate access and remove any obviously dangerous vegetation. There was however a significant amount of damage to vegetation within the restoration site that was not considered a hazard to human safety. This area was therefore not treated as a priority for post-cyclone relief and was considered to be a recovery action by the assessment team. The damaged vegetation constitutes a fire hazard and has altered the 'natural' structure of the site thereby inhibiting the process of natural regeneration and succession. This project will increase the capacity of Toomulla Coastcare and community volunteers to remove the fallen timber from the site and subsequently continue with the restoration and revegetation process. |
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| Completed actions and events: • Contractors engaged to remove and mulch fallen trees in the foreshore habitat management and revegetation site at Toomulla Beach (mostly fallen due to Cyclone Yasi) (see photos below) • CVA team doing some weed removal and revegetation works – mainly checking dripper lines and replacing or planting of 150 natives • Coastcare volunteers have over the past 4 or so months replaced or planted another 200 trees • Townsville City Council (through Adam King – Integrated Sustainability Services) provided bollards to help restrict quad bike and other access to the revegetated area of the road access. Community members to erect the habitat protection barrier in April/May • Greening Australia have been through all areas spraying weeds • CVA/GA labour teams booked for March, April and June for more spraying, manual weeding and replacement of trees in establishing areas and 2 or 3 new areas of plantings • First stage - contractors removed and mulched fallen trees in the foreshore habitat management and revegetation site at Toomulla Beach (mostly fallen due to Cyclone Yasi) with the assistance of CVA and volunteers – October/November 2011 • CVA team - weed removal and habitat management works mainly checking dripper lines and replacing or planting of 150 natives – November 2011 • Coastcare volunteers replaced or planted another 200 trees – November 2011 to February 2012 • CVA and Greening Australia have been through all areas spraying weeds - 8 February, 14 March and 5 April 2012 • Townsville City Council (through Adam King – Integrated Sustainability Services) provided bollards to help restrict quad bike and other access to the revegetated area of the road access. Community members erect the habitat protection barrier - May 2012 • CVA plantings - February (300) and April (340) 2012 • CVA planting - June 2012 • Installation of signage- May/June 2012 • Final report received – August 2012 |
After Cyclone Yasi / Before the Clean Up |
After the cleanup and regrowth
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