NQ Dry
Tropics and Whitsunday Regional Council are working together
on a six-month project to improve Queens Beach in Bowen. The
project, which was approved by the Australian Government as part of
the Green Corps program, commenced in March.
Access to the beach will be
restricted to three specific points. These three access
tracks will be better defined by the installation of bollard
fencing along each side. A number of sand ladders are
being installed on the tracks and signage will also be used to
direct pedestrians to each access point.
Weeds are being removed
from more than 7.5 hectares of the area, and the foreshore area is
being revegetated using local plant species. This will involve
almost two hectares of land and planting of around 6,000 seedlings.
These seedlings are grown by volunteers from the Whitsunday
Catchment Landcare community centre at Proserpine, and a small
nursery at Bowen State School.
Once completed, the works will help
to protect the coastal community from the impacts of a storm surge
or a potential sea level rise.
This project has been developed
by NQ Dry Tropics and Whitsunday Regional Council. Works
will be carried out by the Queens Beach Action Group and Green
Corps.
Green
Corps is an Australian Government youth development and
environmental training program for young people aged between 17 and
20 years. Green Corps provides young people with the opportunity to
volunteer their time and effort to conserve, preserve and restore
Australia’s natural environment and cultural heritage.
