Longreach Bank Restoration, NSW

The Longreach bank restoration efforts as well as planting some additional phragmites, aims to improve the health of this habitat that was lost during the 2020 floods. The restoration works include the reshaping of the riverbank to a natural slope, construction of sand sausage to protect the toe of the bank, planting native vegetation and the planting of phragmites in the riverbed.

Project details

General information

Approach

Mangroves

Geographic context

Estuary

Organisation responsible

Riverwatch

Primary objective

Coastal protection

Coastal hazard

Erosion

Asset vulnerable

Built

Date of completion

2022

Cost ($AUD)

$22,500

Source of project funding

Grant and In Kind Contribution