Habitat Action Grants 2011/2012
List of funded projects
| Project title | Organisation | Nearest township | Catchment | Project summary | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Street Emu Plains Rehabilitation Project Stage 3 | Bass Sydney Fishing Club Inc | Emu Plains, Penrith | Nepean River | Stage 3 weed removal and replanting (0.5 km) of local provenance of native species to regenerate riparian zone of Nepean River. | $4981 |
| Korogoro Creek foreshore rehabilitation Stage 2 | Hat Head Amateur Fishing Club c/o Hat Head Bowling and Recreation Club Ltd | Hat Head, kempsey | Korogoro Creek | Continue rehabilitation of Korogoro Creek south bank approx 2.5 ha by planting endemic trees and saltmarsh plants. Improve the ecological integrity and diversity of the estuary and foreshore. | $5000 |
| Wyndham Estate Fish Habitat Enhancement | Wyndham Estate Wines | Dalwood | Hunter River | Installation of 5 engineered log jams as part of a staged rejuvenation project that extends over a 1.38 km reach of the Hunter River. This will provide essential habitat complexity for native fish. | $40000 |
| Stage 3 rehabilitation works at Tomago Wetlands Hunter River Estuary | Water Research Laboratory, University of NSW | Newcastle | Hunter River Estuary | Tidal flushing will be restored to 62.5 ha wetland including a 3.2 km long tidal channel by modifying floodgates and carrying out earthworks to restore tidal channels. The rehabilitated wetland will provide valuable habitat for a range of fish species and improve recreational fishing in the Hunter Estuary. |
$39500 |
| Lane Cove River Australian Bass habitat project | Friends of Lane Cove National Park | North Ryde, Sydney | Lane Cove | Improve Australian bass habitat in the Lane Cove River by engaging recreational fishers and community volunteers to reduce the impact of weeds (2.3 km) and restore riparian vegetation (0.5 km) | $10000 |
| Banks for Bass | Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority on behalf of private landholders | Wollongong | Macquarie Rivulet, Lake Illawarra | Stream stabilisation works (1 km) on the south east bank of Macquarie Rivulet at the confluence of Marshal Mount Creek. The works will include stream structures to reduce flow, fencing to restrict cattle access and tree planting to assist stabilisation. | $22751 |
| Coopers Creek fish habitat restoration project | Private landholder | Lismore | Coopers Creek, Richmond River | Rehabilitate Coopers Creek for fish habitat. Reduce siltation, improve water quality by fencing creek bank (1.3 km), removing noxious weeds (0.3 km) revegetating (0.1km), provide cover and shade for fish. | $4987 |
| Currambene Creek stage 3: Fish Friendly Foreshore | Crown Lands Division - NSW DPI | Huskisson | Currambene Creek, Jervis Bay | Restrict stock access to Currambene Creek and allow regeneration of swamp sclerophyll EEC. | $3500 |
| Middle Deua River Australian bass habitat restoration project 2012 | Eurobodalla Shire Council | Moruya | Deua River | Improve fish habitat along the Deua River (10km). A wide range of river users will be engaged to reduce the impact of environmental weeds and to restore riparian vegetation through planting and weeding, thereby improving Australian Bass habitat. | $21138 |
| Belmore Wetland habitat for fingerlings | Private landholder | Gladstone, Kempsey | Killick Beach estuary, Macleay Catchment | Improve a 43 Ha SEPP 14 wetland that is connected to 2 creeklines which run to Killick Beach estuary through stock management fencing, reducing weeds. Protect this freshwater creek and estuary zone from the risk of acid sulfate soils. | $5152 |
| Tambourine Bay wetlands Stage 2 - enhancement of fish habitat by the rehabilitation of saltmarsh and mangrove communities | Lane Cove Council | Lane Cove, Sydney | Tambourine Bay, Lane Cove | Stage 2 of works in a 2.5 ha wetland: Rehabilitate mangroves & endangered saltmarsh vegetation, Plant indigenous seedlings in buffer zones to protect saltmarsh and wetland areas, Promote the importance of fish habitat in Tambourine Bay through environmental education and community involvement. |
$33200 |
| Brogo River fish habitat enhancement | Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority on behalf of private landholders | Bega | Brogo River | Enhance fish habitat on the Brogo River. Works will include bank erosion control using large woody debris, sand sheet stabilisation, willow choke removal, riparian and wetland fencing and revegetation and dairy laneway relocation. | $40000 |
| Ramp it up - anglers restoring fish habitat at ramps and key fishing areas | Eurobodalla Shire Council | Moruya | Various sites including Durras Lake, Corrigans Beach, Moruya River, Potato Point, Wagonga Inlet, Mystery Bay. | Engage fishers and other community volunteers to restore degraded areas of fish habitat in the areas they use most. Project works will include revegetation, weed removal and erosion control at sites within 500m of boat ramps throughout the Eurobodalla. | $25000 |
| Rock Fillets for Fish Fillets | Bellingen Shire Council | Mylestom/Repton | Bellinger River | Enhance the ecological condition of the lower Bellinger estuary.Construction of rock fillet and artificial reef structures will provide habitat for fish, marine invertebrates and mangroves, mitigate erosion, protect infrastructure (boat ramps, etc) and improve river bank condition. | $40000 |
| Restoring fish habitat through riparian rehabilitation Wallamba River/Wallis Lake | Great Lakes Council | Forster/Tuncurry | Wallamba River, Wallis Lake Catchment | Enhance fish habitat and ecological condition of the Wallamba River by addressing the water quality decline associated with bank erosion and disturbance of the riparian zone through bank stabilisation works (rock fillets, mangrove establishment and revegetation). | $40000 |
| Upper Hunter instream works | Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority | Aberdeen - Muswellbrook | Hunter River | Reinstate instream habitat complexity and structure. These instream habitat works have been identified as part of a study undertaken to improve the health of the river. | $40000 |
| Addressing the last major fish passage barrier on Bowman River | Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority | Gloucester | Bowman River, Manning River Catchment | A full-width rock-ramp fishway will be installed and the last remaining high priority barrier to fish passage on Bowman River removed. The fishway will aid migration for fish like Australian bass, reinstate access to 10km of waterway and improve fish stocks. | $40000 |
| Cushans Reserve rehabilitation project | Gunnedah Urban Landcare Group | Gunnedah | Namoi River | Rehabilitation of a badly degraded public reserve. Work will involve bank stabilisation, invasive weed control, fencing and planting of trees and shrubs | $13600 |
| Talbragar River fish and riparian expression session | Dunedoo Area Community Group (Landcare) | Dunedoo, Gulgong | Talbragar River, Central West | Removal of a high priority fish passage barrier, installation of a new “fish friendly” river crossing opening up 41 km of habitat for fish and associated riparian rehabilitation works including fencing to exclude stock and replanting of endemic tree species in degraded riparian zone. | $40000 |
| Talbragar River resnagging | Dunedoo Area Community Group (Landcare) | Dunedoo | Talbragar River, Central West | Installation of snags in a section of the Talbragar River that has a history of snag removal and fencing of the banks to totally exclude domestic stock from the waterway. |
$10000 |
| Cumbijowa Recreation Reserve habitat fencing | Cumbijowa Public Recreation Reserve Trust | Forbes | Lachlan River | Erect stock proof fencing along approx 1.7km Lachlan River fronting a River Red Gum Forest within a Crown reserve. gates and styles will be installed to maintain access for rserve users. Weed control will be undertaken to encourage native regeneration. | $13500 |
| Queanbeyan River restoration - restoring native fish habitat in the Queanbeyan River | Capital Region Fishing Alliance Inc | Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan River, Murrumbidgee River Catchment | Improve native fish habitat through resnagging and rehabilitation of the riparian zone on the Queanbeyan River. The project connects with and extends on the recently completed Queanbeyan Traditional Owner River Restoration Project (upstream of this project site). | $21950 |
| Keeping big fish moving in the Little River | Yeoval Fishing Club | Yeoval | Little River, Central West | Provision of fish passage at the Obley Gauging Station Control Structure, a low level weir on the Little River, providing 46 km habitat. | $25750 |
