Trevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

On the weekend I inspected some very important works being undertaken in Brisbane, specifically in the area of bush care and creek rehabilitation works along Enoggera Creek between Newmarket and Ashgrove. It's important because the Brisbane River and its catchment is the most significant environmental asset for Brisbane and for all of South East Queensland, given that it sustains the health of Moreton Bay. The Davidson Street Creek Restoration project is being managed by Healthy Land and Water, the local NRM, and it's funded by one of the many election commitments that I fought for all around the Brisbane River catchment, because there's significant evidence that river catchments offer the greatest opportunity for us to link different policy objectives around biodiversity, conservation, lifestyle and local economy.

The NRMs and their river catchment works, incidentally, are proud environmental legacies of Liberal governments going back decades, so it's important that we recognise and continue this valuable work. I'll continue to fight for local environmental priorities like this throughout the Brisbane River catchment, including those identified in the Resilient Rivers Initiative and through water quality reporting. I want to thank, on the record, all of the locals who are involved in various Enoggera Creek catchment groups and, in particular, all the locals whose feedback and involvement helped to shape this project in particular. We know that fighting for funding for projects like this makes a valuable contribution to our local environment and to our great city in areas where it's needed the most.

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