PROJECT
Landscape
Repair Program
The Landscape Repair Program (LRP) is BMRG’s flagship sediment reduction initiative, repairing predominantly riverine streambank erosion across the Burnett Mary region. Delivering coordinated, evidence-based sediment reductions across priority landscapes in the Burnett Mary Reef catchment area.
Funded by the Australian Government through the Reef Trust, the program aims to:
Reduce 18,000 tonnes/year of fine sediment entering the Great Barrier Reef
Stabilise priority streambank, and associated gully and hillslope erosion sites
Restore native riparian vegetation and aquatic habitat
Improve long-term catchment health and land productivity
The LRP spans the Mary, Burnett, Kolan, Burrum and Baffle catchments, and is guided by a multi-year strategy with targeted annual implementation plans.
Sites underway in 2025
Burnett River
577m streambank stabilisation to be completed
Partners: WYLD projects, First Nations Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Development Corporation (FNBGGGTBDC), Alluvium
multi-property reach restoration including nesting sites for Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus)
Obi Obi Creek
Partners: Alluvium, Kabi Kabi People's Aboriginal Corporation (KKPAC)
By the end of 2030, the project aims to have:
17.85kt/year sediment savings from streambanks
0.15Kt/year from gullies
Additional benefits from hillslope agricultural practice change will be incorporated into Streambank targets.
Habitat recovery for the Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus), White Throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula), Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and Mary River Cod (Maccullochella mariensis).
The Landscape Repair Program (LRP) is an Australian Government initiative, funded by the Australian government's Reef Trust between 2024 and 2030. This project is delivered by the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) and supported by project delivery partners and Traditional Owners.