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Resilient Rivers South East Queensland has delivered coordinated catchment management for over 10 years. This has improved the health and resilience of South East Queensland’s catchments, waterways and Moreton Bay Ramsar site.
The communities of SEQ are intrinsically connected to the region’s waterways. Most of the region’s waterways run through privately owned land. The actions of landholders and those of the community, can positively and negatively impact the health and resilience of SEQ’s waterways and wetlands.
Learn more about the success and potential of Resilient Rivers, leading to $40 million of investment through the SEQ City Deal to ensure it continues its work to improve the health of the region’s waterways into the future.
A new Resilient Rivers Strategy is set to enhance environmental and community outcomes through river rehabilitation projects in South East Queensland.
The strategy was developed by the Queensland Government and the Council of Mayors (SEQ) and will support investment in on-ground rehabilitation projects in South East Queensland, including revegetation, weed management and fish passage projects to improve waterway and wetland condition.
The topography of the region has resulted in 18 relatively short catchments flowing from the nearby Great Dividing Range into the internationally recognised Moreton Bay Ramsar site and Coral Sea. SEQ is one of the most diverse bioregions in the world with a number of ecological features (such as wetlands, rainforests and fauna) of international significance. These include: