$3m for Ipswich environment | Ipswich Environment | Environmental News in Ipswich

6th July 2009

THE Ipswich environment will be further preserved with $3 million for management, development, education and promotion of key green assets on public and private land.

Environment and Conservation Committee chairwoman Cheryl Bromage said the funding would help with maintenance and management of council's 4930 hectares of Enviroplan conservation estates and 864ha of urban bushland reserves.

Cr Bromage said about $180,000 was specifically set aside for capital works within the conservation estates including:

• $30,000 for recreation path improvements and natural landscaping in the Denmark Hill Conservation Park;

• $90,000 for access control fencing and track improvements in White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate; and

• $57,000 for access control fencing and recreational day use area enhancements in the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate.

• Daily newspapers
• Bundaberg News-Mail
• Coffs Coast Advocate
• Fraser Coast Chronicle
• Gladstone Observer
• Grafton Daily Examiner
• Gympie Times
• Ipswich Queensland Times
• Lismore Northern Star
• Mackay Daily Mercury
• Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
• Sunshine Coast Daily
• Toowoomba Chronicle
• Tweed Daily News
• Warwick Daily News
• Community newspapers
• Ballina Shire Advocate
• Biloela Central Telegraph
• Byron Shire News
• Coolum & North Shore News
• East-Ipswich Satellite
• Emerald Central Queensland News
• Gatton Star
• Gold Coast Mail
• Ipswich Advertiser
• Logan Reporter
• Noosa News
• The Northern Rivers Echo
• Whitsunday Times
• Other publications
• Surat Basin News