With over 60 kilometres of waterways, Scrubby Creek is Logan’s second largest catchment. Spanning from Greenbank in the west to Meadowbrook in the east of the City of Logan, this creek flows into Slacks Creek which leads to the Logan River.

Revitalisaton works, Corridor connections

Did you know that many of our native fish try to migrate to the estuary to spawn? Juvenile fish born in the estuary migrate up the waterway to freshwaters to live their lives as adults. Barriers like the pedestrian culvert causeway over Scrubby Creek (near the intersection of Queens Road and Loganlea Road) prevent this movement and can cause a decrease in fish numbers over time.

The Queens Road Fish Passage project will replace the partly collapsed and inappropriately sized culverts with a new pedestrian footbridge and instream rock ramp fishway. This will allow fish to swim further along Scrubby Creek and help them reach the estuary.

When completed, you will see a series of rock ridges next to the new footbridge. This is called a rock ramp fishway. The ridges are designed to slow the water and provide deep resting pools for fish as they move through the fishway. The change in water level from one ridge to the next is designed to allow native fish to pass through. This structure also stops erosion while still allowing fish to pass.

Poorly connected waterways also allow pest fish such as tilapia, carp and mosquito fish to flourish. Fixing barriers that prevent movement along waterways, will give our native fish, like the Australian bass, a fighting chance. To learn about responsible fishing and how to correctly dispose of pest fish, visit the Fishing in Logan page.

This project is supported by Healthy Land and Water, through funding from:

• The Australian Government’s National Landcare Program
• Logan City Council’s Environment Levy
• OzFish Unlimited.

It is also co-funded under the Queensland Recreational Fishing Grant (QLD Department of Agriculture and Fisheries).