Aquatic Vegetation Management

What works are coming up?
Council is undertaking aquatic vegetation management in the Southern Fairfield Freshwater Wetland Sediment Basin in Idalia.
This project is part of Council’s ongoing commitment towards environmental management, which has identified the need to harvest exotic aquatic weeds from the sediment basin and wider lakes system.

What will the works include?
As part of these works Council will:

• removal of identified invasive aquatic plants and associated vegetation
• removed vegetation will be turned into ground mulch for use on future Council projects
• Council staff are investigating additional control options to support long-term weed management
• Council staff will oversee water quality and manage any environmental impacts resulting from these operations.

What does this mean for me?
If you live near or are travelling through the area, you may experience:

• construction machinery and vehicle movement
• increased levels of dust, noise, vibrations and occasional odour
• temporary traffic changes, including pathway closures, minor pedestrian delays and stockpiling of removed vegetation.

Funding
Project funded by Townsville City Council