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On Mr Lambert’s land, permeable dams will slow water flow in a creek feeding into the Wilsons River. Vegetation will be planted and fences will keep cows away from fragile areas to stabilise creek banks.<\/p>\n
Mr Lambert saw the initiative as supporting the regenerative farming practices he and his wife had embraced.<\/p>\n
“It’s the perfect way of making sure that we can be sustainable \u2013 that we maximise the capacity of the land but importantly, still keep production happening,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Because we still need to feed people, we still need employment for people. But we need to manage the environment.”<\/p>\n
Key projects in the Watershed Initiative include: Working with macadamia farmers in the Emigrant and Maguires Creek catchments; Strategic improvements in waterway condition to establish self-sustaining vegetated buffer zones that generate water quality and ecological benefits; Redesigned floodplain drainage to meet contemporary standards \u2013 working with landholders to conduct on-ground works within Keith Hall drainage system, South Ballina; Landscape hydration program: using natural flood management techniques to slow flows, retain soil fertility, and reduce runoff in rural catchments.<\/p>\n
Work across 8220sq km will begin in October. The project is a partnership between Rous County Council, Lismore City Council, Richmond Valley Council, and Kyogle, Tweed, Byron, and Ballina shire councils, North Coast Local Land Services and the Northern Co-operative Meat Company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN eroded creek bank will soon become a showcase for effective water quality management, thanks to a NSW Government-backed initiative. The $5 million project on Garry Lambert’s Boat Harbour property will focus on developing high-priority, shovel-ready efforts to improve water quality in the Tweed, Brunswick, Richmond, and Evans River catchments. The Northern Rivers Watershed Initiative […]<\/p>\n