With four metres of rain falling in the 24/25 financial year and staffing changes, the year had its challenges. Long-serving manager, Mark Amos, stepped aside to focus on project development and Rod Johnson was appointed manager. Wet conditions hampered progress on many projects adding significant effort and costs – access track repairs, high maintenance of numerous revegetation sites. The conditions were perfect for weed growth. Staff continued to relentlessly and passionately pursue the end goal, improved water quality outcomes. With the help of a dedicated team of contractors, the cooperation of landholders and the generosity of funding providers, most projects were completed, including several carried over from previous years, and the maintenance and weed control continued almost unabated.
LBCCG’s activities align well with the Sunshine Coast Council’s Biodiversity & Waterways management strategies.
Consequently, Council through the Environment Levy Partnership program supports LBCCG with operational funding to assist in the delivery of on-ground projects in the lake Baroon catchment. This is a successful ongoing partnership and has resulted in LBCCG being able to plan with certainty and consistently source additional external funding.
