A road crossing at a creek near Bundaberg will be modified to help native fish move upstream.

Currently, fish are unable to swim through the Kenzlers Rd Crossing at Splitters Creek.  Under a partnership between Bundaberg Regional Council, BMRG, and the Queensland Government funded through their Regional Biopass Strategy, the crossing will be modified.  Larger culverts and specially designed rock ridges will spread the flow of water, slowing the velocity and allowing fish to move upstream.

The Kenzler’s Rd crossing remediation will be used as a demonstration site throughout the region showcasing the latest techniques in biopassage design and engineering.  It will be included in a Biopassage Field Trip planned for September which aims to use real life examples of fish friendly design structures, (and not so fish friendly designs) to learn lessons and build understanding.

 

The Biopass Strategy aims to remove impediments to biopassage and migration within creeks and rivers, and is part of an integrated response aimed at bringing about catchment scale improvements to the health of aquatic habitats and biodiversity.

 

The Strategy was produced to provide guidance to government, councils, industry and community stakeholders interested in promoting sustainable fisheries management and the conservation of aquatic biodiversity in the Burnett Mary region.

 

The modification will also help other Australian native aquatic animals such as platypus, turtles, water rats, crayfish, shrimps and some frog species.  These species undertake migrations for a range of reasons such as:
• to access new habitats or established spawning areas
• to search for food
• to avoid predators
• to defend their territory
• for part of their breeding cycle
• for juvenile recruitment to habitat areas
 

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