Taming Devlins Creek

Channelling Devlins creek and restoration of the riparian zone

The banks of the Devlins Creek (the Riparian Zone) was required to be stabilised under council instructions associated with the construction of the WRP. While the Club had advised the council that the area was subject to major flooding which overran the banks of the creek, the council was adamant that the Club needed to carry out major work attempting to restore the whole area with native flora and flood mitigation.

In May 2008, a process of stabilising the creek banks and bed in Devlins Creek with sandstone boulders from the low level bridge to the corner near the palm tree's was completed. Sandstone boulders were brought in and the bed and sides of the creek were formalised to provide a defined channel which would not be subject to erosion in flooding. Initially the work extended from the low level bridge at the 1st past the high level bridge at the 1st and 18th to the corner of the creek.

In June 2008, after the successful reconstruction of this section of creek south of the low level bridge, a further $8-$10K was spent on the area between the spillway under Copeland Road and the 1st bridge. More rock was sourced from a worksite in Castle Hill and the majority of earthworks was achieved with our own equipment and labour.

Having formed solid sandstone banks and bed for the creek, the sides of the creek were prepared and planted with a total of 4200 plants to totally protect the zone associated with the water reclamation plant (WRP) in 2008.

Matting was laid on either side of the creek banks and different plants were planted to stabilise the earthen areas.

The effectiveness of the work was to be demonstrated soon as in 2010 , 2011 and 2016 the creek was flooded .

2010