Ian MackayTanzi SmithDeb Seal

www.mrccc.org.au

MRCCC aims to promote, within the community, a common view of a sustainable and productive catchment•Celebrated 20 years of incorporation in 2015•Committee - 24 delegates from different sectors - community, industry and government•We take a strategic approach•Public donations have funded our “new” catchment centre at 25 Stewart Terrace, Gympie

What do we do? How do we do it?

Implementing the Mary River Threatened Aquatic Species Recovery Plan

$2.4 million project - May 2012 to June 2017 Funded by the Australian Government’s Clean

Energy Futures Fund Partners include Noosa, Barung, Tiaro & Gympie

Landcare, Seqwater, Greater Mary Association Inc, the Councils and landholders

Threatened species: Mary River Cod and Turtle, Australian Lungfish, Giant-barred Frog & Freshwater Mullet

Restoring Riparian Resilience..Restoring Riparian Resilience..• Projects in 22

Demonstration Reaches• Goomong (Demo 1)• Kenilworth (Demo 5)• Six Mile (Demo 16)

• 23+ Engagement events in the last year

• Consistently exceed targets required by the Australian Government• Revegetation• Restoration• Weed control• Community engagement

funding partnership with BMRG Three key areas:

• Mary River, Maryborough• Mary River, Kenilworth• Lower Munna Creek

• Mary River Kenilworth Charles Mary River Kenilworth Charles Street Park riverbank stabilisation Street Park riverbank stabilisation project demonstrates project demonstrates collaborationcollaboration

• SeqwaterSeqwater• Sunshine Coast CouncilSunshine Coast Council• BMRG & MRCCCBMRG & MRCCC

Reef Programme ProjectsReef Programme Projects

Over-subscribed for grazing projects

Targeting projects that improve downstream water quality

Grazing projects suchas riparian fencing

Local grazing industry is an enthusiastic supporter

Promoting best practice through field-days

In 2014-2015: 8 networks including 2 new networks with new volunteers

• Tiaro – Gundiah• Upper Tinana

77 individuals, families and businesses volunteering871 water samples collected 127 sites sampled at least onceInteractive map online:

• https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zGIQzjdBcxy0.ktIDaHQ9QgGE

HOW?

Mary River, Gilldora

1997

2005

1999

2013

Before, 2005 After, 2009

After, 2014

Hosting 4 Land for Wildlife Field days in the Gympie and Fraser Coast regions annually

Auspicing Valley Bees, Cooloola Nature and the Gerry Cook Hatchery at Lake Macdonald

• Auspicing the Koala Action Group, Gympie region, established in December 2014

• A sighting form for members of the public to record koala sightings has been developed

• MRCCC staff and volunteers enter Koala and other fauna sightings into the Qld Government Wildnet database

MRCCC supporting the communityMRCCC supporting the community

KAG members are spreading the word about the need to protect koalas and their habitat

Provision of an information and resource centre in Gympie

Offering a basic dam, bore and creek water testing serviceProviding space for small meetings

Incorporating solar power and hot water, and 15,000 gallons of rain water

Aim to establish demonstration gardens