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The Blue Heart provides flood storage for the Maroochy River Catchment. Preserving flood storage within this area is critical to the ongoing flood management of the catchment and in particular the built environment.
About the Blue Heart. The Blue Heart is an area of more than 5,000 hectares of public and private owned land located on the Maroochy River floodplain. The Kabi Kabi peoples have maintained a connection to land and water in the Blue Heart for millennia.
Mar 11, 2024 · The Sunshine Coast's last remaining sugarcane growers are among those fighting the $35 million Blue Heart project, a local government-led initiative aimed at increasing flood storage capacity as sea levels rise.
The Blue Heart is an area of more than 5,000 hectares on a natural floodplain in the Maroochy River catchment. At its core is about 1,400 hectares of public land. The Blue Heart provides flood storage for the Maroochy River catchment.
“One of the most significant green spaces is our Blue Heart Sunshine Coast, an Australian-first project launched in July 2019 in partnership with Unitywater and the Queensland Government’s Department of Environment and Science.
Jan 1, 2022 · Establish new uses for existing rural and agricultural lands, including economic opportunities for landowners. The Blue Heart Sunshine Coast is a Transformational Action for council’s Environment and Liveability Strategy – delivering a healthy environment and liveable Sunshine Coast in 2041.
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Aug 1, 2022 · A project to restore and protect the Maroochy River catchment as a solution to climate change has received a major grant. The Blue Heart project received $2 million from the Federal Government’s Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants.
