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Introduction
Site History
Site
Issues/Difficulties
Weeds observed on Site
Contact Details
Introduction
The Colac Street Revegetation Group formed
out of an interest in restoring a section of a tributary of Kedron
Brook near Colac Street, Kedron. The area was a weed-infested eyesore
to be transformed into a condition suitable for use by wildlife and
local residents.
Our work aims to improve aesthetic,
wildlife, and water quality values, as well as providing a starting
point for a natural area corridor along the creek.
In late 1999, Brisbane City Council was
approached for advice and assistance with regards to restoring the
creek. Jenny Leask (Habitat Brisbane Officer – North) was impressed
with our enthusiasm and she made arrangements so that we could do a
trial planting.
We were successful in our application for
funding and assistance from the Habitat Brisbane Program and since
then, we have continued to carry out restoration work along the creek.
Site History
Originally, the site was mostly weed
infested with very few native plants and was of little value for
wildlife.
Since we started our restoration efforts,
the aesthetics of the site have been improved greatly with the planting
of a variety of eucalypt woodland trees, shrubs, grasses and
vines.
We have noticed birds, lizards and
invertebrates utilising the habitat provided by our plantings. We hope
that this positive trend of increased usage by wildlife will continue
as the current plantings mature and provide habitat for a greater range
of wildlife.
Site
Issues/Difficulties
Steep Slope
The site is a section of the creek with
steep banks, which present difficulties for restoration work. For
safety reasons, only adults undertook planting on the steep sections.
Buckets were used to carry mulch to plants on the slope.
Heavy Weed Infestation
The site is heavily weed infested with about
30 different species of weed. This presents difficulties, as the site
is not capable of undergoing natural regeneration, as there is no
remnant native vegetation on site or nearby from which regeneration can
occur.
To overcome this problem a variety of weed
control methods have been used at Colac Street and native plants are
used to help suppress and replace the introduced species.
Fauna Observed on Site
To be posted at a later date
Weeds observed on Site
Annual
Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Blackberry
Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Blue Morning
Glory
Ipomoea indica
Castor Oil
Plant
Ricinis communis
Chinese
Elm
Celtis sinensis
Cobbler’s
Pegs
Bidens pilosa
Curled
Dock
Rumex crispus
Devil’s
Fig
Solanium
Glycine
Glycine sp.
Green
Cestrum
Cestrum parqui
Guinea
Grass
Panicum maximum
Japanese
Sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia
Johnson
Grass
Sorghum halepense
Kikuyu
Grass
Pennisetum clandestinum
Madeira
Vine
Anredera cordifolia
Mile - a -
minute
Ipomoea cairica
Milk
Thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Nut
Grass
Cyprus rotundus
Paddy’s
Lucerne
Medicago sativa
Para
Grass
Bracharia mutica
Plantain
Plantago sp.
Potato
Weed
Solanium sp.
Purple
Top
Verbena bonariensis
Red Natal
Grass
Rhynocephalum repens
Rhodes
Grass
Chloris gayana
Siratro
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Swamp
Dock
Rumex brownii
Thickhead
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Yellow
Guava
Psidium guajava
Contact Details
Gary Sands (Group Leader) –
Phone: (07) 3359 5297
Email: garysands@iprimus.com.au
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