Redland City Council will consider allocating additional funding in the 2026-2027 Budget to trial a new plan to manage vegetation and water quality at eight artificial waterbodies.
Mayor Jos Mitchell said the proposed new management program could help alleviate issues such as odour, algae blooms and fish deaths that occur in constructed urban lakes and dams.
“There are more than 250 artificial waterbodies located on Council owned or managed land,” the Mayor said.
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“Management of these is undertaken by several teams across Council to address issues that arise due to stagnant water and excessive nutrient loading caused by warm temperatures, water runoff and prolonged dry periods.
“Activities include the treatment of declared water weeds and other vegetation, revegetation of banks to reduce silt and erosion and twice-yearly water quality monitoring at up to 15 locations.
“Council also undertakes ibis roost counts and removes eggs and nests, and organises a litter pick up four times each year.”
The Mayor said Council officers proposed a more coordinated and prioritised approach to ensure more effective management of large waterbodies of high community value as recreational spaces.
“Officers have identified eight sites consisting of 17 waterbodies where they propose to trial an increased management program to support amenity for the community, manage water quality and to preserve or increase conservation and habitat values.
“This will include more frequent inspections, water quality testing, litter pick ups, and fish and weed removal and the installation and management of probiotic blocks to treat elevated bacterial levels that can cause algae blooms.
“At this week’s General Meeting of Council, Councillors voted to consider allocating additional funding towards this increased management program as part of its deliberations for the 2026–2027 Budget.”
The artificial waterbodies (dams) identified for an increased management program in 2026–2027, pending budget approval, are:
- Cnr Redlands Bay Road and Lakeside Drive, Mount Cotton
- Capalaba Regional Park
- Mount Cotton Community Park
- Sovereign Waters Lake, Allan Day Drive, Wellington Point
- EGW Wood Sportsfield, Wellington Point
- Creekwood Street, Victoria Point
- Crystal Waters, Thornlands
- Egret colony wetlands, Victoria Point.
