Koala habitat restoration underway in Mansfield

New plantings on the embankment at Tillack Park.

Residents in Mansfield may have recently noticed works starting on the embankment of Stan Fraser Oval inside Tillack Park.

The state of this embankment has been an issue for residents for some time now.

It was overgrown, dangerous and unsightly especially for all those using the Bulimba Creek Bikeway through the park.

I’m happy to say that after raising the issue with Council and liaising with local residents, the embankment is being given a makeover, alongside major works in the park.

This makeover is part of Council’s offsets and restoration program which plays a vital role in helping Council achieve its goal of 40% natural habitat cover on mainland Brisbane by 2031.

Weed management and mulching will be undertaken on the embankment as part of this project which will go a long way to cleaning this area up.

So what’s happening?

Council will be completing re-vegetation works and weed removal along the Mansfield (Pine Mountain Rd to Dividend St) section of Bulimba Creek. This encompasses 20 hectares of land along the creek corridor, including sections of Stan Fraser Oval, Tillack Park, Dividend Street Park, Edwards Park and Secam Street Park.

The removal of significant weed cover across the corridor will be staged in order to manage impact on soil erosion, fauna habitat and wildlife that inhabit the area.

More than 60,000 koala habitat trees and 210,000 shrub/understorey species will be planted throughout the 10 year project. Alongside this, habitat restoration signage will be installed at key points across the site to notify residents.

New plantings opposite Blackberry St, Mansfield.

This work will aim to enhance our local park habitats for koalas, gliders, bird life and swamp wallaby that inhabit the area.

It’s important to note that this work will maintain sightlines from street frontages into park space as revegetation will incorporate a high density of groundcover plants and low density canopy plant species.

You can read more about Council’s environmental offsets and restoration program here