Creeks to get major clean up after TC Marcia
Published on 24 July 2015
TC Marcia may be long gone, but a number of waterways in the Region still hold a reminder of the damage she left in her wake.
Fallen trees and debris litters a number of creeks in Rockhampton - but that will soon change.
Four creeks will undergo a major clean-up as of this month, thanks to a joint project of Rockhampton Regional Council and the Queensland Government.
Mayor of Rockhampton Region, Margaret Strelow said the works will see a major improvement to each of the waterways and continue clean-up works that were commenced earlier this year.
“Recovery and clean-up following any disaster takes time, but the clean-up of our waterways is coming in leaps and bounds,” Mayor Strelow said.
“Council have spent around $800,000 clearing a number of sites in the creeks and waterways since TC Marcia, and this project will now see that work continue.
“It’s going to make a huge difference – not only visually but also environmentally,” she said.
Including the earlier work funded by the Council, the clean-up project will total more than $2million. Works will include the removal of trees and debris from each creek, the protection of various banks and some reshaping to reinstate channels.
The project, which officially commenced last week, will continue for the next four to five months and be carried out by Council’s Civil Operations Crews.
Mayor Strelow said the current works are only the second stage, with the third stage set to also include creek clean-ups in other parts of the Region.
“There are additional funds available to move further in the Region following the clean-up of the four Rockhampton creeks,” Mayor Strelow said.
“There are creeks in areas such as Gracemere and Mount Morgan that deserve attention also.”
Rockhampton Creeks to receive a clean-up as of this month:
- Moores Creek
- Splitters Creek
- Thozet Creek
- Frenchmans Creek