MUSIC Modelling forms a key part of the compliance approach for these policies, ensuring that all new applicable development meets the Urban Stormwater Management Design Objectives set out by the Queensland and local governments. Local government and natural resource management groups also use MUSIC modelling to strategically plan future investment in catchment management. […]
Small improvements, new ideas, concepts and sketch designs for stormwater filtration systems. […]
This guideline provides guidance on all aspects of waterbody management from development assessment through mainteinance to on-ground works, monitoring and communicating. […]
The Crew Members Guide to the health of our waterways (1998) […]
Bioretention systems are a form of infrastructure used to minimise the impact of stormwater form urban areas upon creeks, rivers and bays. Like all form of infrastructure, bioretention systems require maintenance in order to operate effectively. […]
The key function of bioretention systems is to remove pollutants from stormwater. They achieve this by filtering the stormwater through a densely vegetated and biologically active sand and loam filter. […]
Living Waterways is an innovative new approach with the potential to achieve multiple benefits for all involved. […]
A waterbody’s values are usually linked to the broader catchment and hence understanding this information is essential for choosing and implementing an appropriate management strategy. […]
This guideline has been designed primarily to assist in the management of artificial and highly modified fresh and brackish waterbodies but the concepts could also be applied to other waterbody and wetland types. […]
The purpose of this module, ‘Extensions and Engagement’, is to provide local government extension officers with practical and relevant information and resources to use when engaging landholders about waterbody management on private property. […]
The purpose of this module, ‘Maintenance and Operations’, is to assist local government maintenance officers and asset managers to undertake on-ground works to maintain, rectify and where necessary remove waterbodies. […]