Vallances Road, NSW

Fish passage and natural flows returned to 3 oxbow lakes in the Brunswick River as a part of the Bring Back the Fish project. Insertion of rock fillets and fencing (4.5 km) and revegetation (35,000 trees) of the riparian zone stabilised estuarine banks. Works were completed between 2006-9. (Project description courtesy Fish Habitat Network, https://www.fishhabitatnetwork.com.au/bbtf-vallances-road-habitat-site)

Project details

Mangroves

Method: Hybrid, Rehabilitation, Supplementary revegetation

Rehabilitation - method: Grazer control

Supplementary revegetation: Mixture of suitable riparian species

Hybrid structure: Rock fillets

Method: Rehabilitation, Revegetation

Rehabilitation - method: Grazer control

Saltmarsh species: Mixture of suitable riparian species

General information

Approach

Mangroves

Geographic context

Estuary

Organisation responsible

Natural Heritage Trust

Primary objective

Coastal protection

Coastal hazard

Erosion

Asset vulnerable

Natural

Length of coastline targeted (m)

4500

Date of completion

2009

Source of project funding

State government