Caboolture River, QLD

Stabilisation and revegetation of 2.4km of eroding riverbank, across 9 separate sites in the lower Caboolture River. The project, which includes collaboration with Healthy Land and Water as construction partner, will increase biodiversity and fish habitat while stabilising sections of riverbank. Coir logs and timber logs with a root ball horizontally that will be kept in place by timber piles and large boulders will be used to stabilise the riverbank and protect it from erosion and boat wash. BESE-Elements will be used for mangrove restoration, using two layers clipped together with mangrove propagules scattered between the third layer clipped on top, retaining seeds within the mesh structure.

Project details

Mangroves

Method: Hybrid, Supplementary revegetation

Mangrove species: Aegiceras corniculatum

Hybrid structure: Coil logs and timber root balls

Hybrid structure width (m): 0.3

Hybrid structure length (m): 3

General information

Approach

Mangroves

Geographic context

Estuary

Organisation responsible

Unity Water, Healthy Land and Water

Primary objective

Habitat restoration

Coastal hazard

Erosion

Asset vulnerable

Natural

Length of coastline targeted (m)

2400

Date of completion

Ongoing since 2023

Cost ($AUD)

$8,000,000

Source of project funding

Unitywater

Project approvals needed

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI)