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Building community environmental leadership and waterway health restoration Upper Pioneer Catchment and Owens Creek

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Building community environmental leadership and waterway health restoration Upper Pioneer Catchment and Owens Creek

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Project lead

Pioneer Catchment and Landcare Group Inc

Partnerships

Reef Catchments (Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Ltd)

Pioneer River improvement trust

Conservation Volunteers Australia

Industries

(not documented)

Activities

On-ground work

Case study type

(none)

Funding source

Everyone’s Environment Grants - Round 1

Funding amount

$62,920

In-kind contribution

(not documented)

Start date

2 April 2013

End date

(not documented)

Summary

The project aims to reduce run-off and pollution levels in Upper Pioneer Catchment for improved water quality through restoration and re-vegetation of riparian zones.

Benefits

This project will:
  • improve local environmental values and water quality for the catchment of the Pioneer River.

At a regional scale, water quality improvement aims to benefit the end catchment that drains into the Great Barrier Reef.

Lesson

(not documented)

Reference ID

120063

Last updated: 16 May 2015

This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Building community environmental leadership and waterway health restoration Upper Pioneer Catchment and Owens Creek, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/building-community-environmental-leadership-and-waterway-health-restoration-241d/

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