This NQ Dry Tropics project is delivering streambank repairs along Logan Creek, a tributary of the Burdekin River, with funding from the Queensland Government through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) following the record-breaking rainfall and flooding event in 2021.

The specific event damage being addressed was caused by the Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding event (10 November – 3 December 2021).

Rehabilitation aims to restore land function, prevent future erosion, and protect downstream environments, including the Great Barrier Reef, from sediment-laden runoff.

• Location: Southern Burdekin catchment (west of Moranbah)
• Land use: Predominantly native vegetation and grazing, with some irrigated cropping
• Soil type: Cracking clay vertosols prone to waterlogging and erosion
• Project partners: Alluvium Consulting
• Project focus:
  • Five erosion-prone sites across three grazing properties will be rehabilitated.
  • Banks will be reshaped from steep, unstable slopes (1v:0.27h) to a more stable grade (1v:3h). The scale of work covers 1566m across five sites.
  • Fencing will be installed to protect new vegetation from grazing.
  • Revegetation will use custom native seed blends, tailored to local species and site conditions.
  • Fallen logs will be reused on-site for natural reinforcement with no external material required.

Local contractors have been engaged, with technical guidance from Verterra Ecological Engineering.

Monitoring will be carried out before and after the wet season to assess site stability and vegetation success.

Construction is scheduled to start in September and the work should be finished by November.