In the early 1900s Pearl King James Clark moved his oyster enterprise from Moreton Bay and the Great Sandy Straits into the Maroochy River when he took out a lease at Bli Bli. This lucrative intertidal lease produced oysters known for their unique flavor and plumpness until the industry declined due to the impact of mudworm and other diseases. The lease, however, continued to be farmed until 2010 by locals Jim Cash and Rob Collins who had inherited it from their grandfathers.
Cleaning rubbish out of the Brisbane River is a labour of love for Jim Hinds.
The 2021 Report Card for South East Queensland (SEQ) released in November 2021 indicates the region’s waterways are no longer holding the line.
As the population in SEQ has grown over the past two decades, significant investments have been made into our catchments and point source pollution such as sewage treatment plants, which have improved water quality in our river estuaries and Moreton Bay.
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We acknowledge that the place we now live has been nurtured by the Traditional Custodians of this Country for tens of thousands of years, and that their physical, cultural and spiritual custodianship of our land, water and skies is ongoing.
