Acacia Plateau

Formed in 1998.
Incorporating landholders on Acacia Plateau, approximately 40km south east of Warwick, QLD.
Landholders addressing native vegetation, soil erosion and water quality issues inline with the Acacia Plateau Catchment Plan & Upper North Coast Catchment Management Board.
Main Activities: Increasing the size and health of native vegetation; Linking areas of remanent vegetation; Controlling soil erosion; Minimising sediment and nutrient runoff into Acacia Creek.

           
Farm Planning
An integral part of sustainable farming – property planning. Members of the Acacia Plateau Landcare Group developing individual property plans and integrating priority natural resource management issues highlighted within the Acacia Plateau Catchment Plan.

    
Addressing Sedimentation
Landholders and departmental technical advisors discussing erosion control methods to address the issues of sedimentation of Acacia Creek and the subsequent reduced water quality downstream in the Clarence River system.



Erosion Control Structures
Erosion control structures, such as contour banks, were developed and grassed to limit sheet and rill erosion of the valuable red basalt soils. Contour banks are built across the slope.  They are designed to be slightly higher at one end so that water flows slowly along them into a grassed waterway.

Contact – Jan Hamilton, P O Box 78, Killarney  QLD  4373