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Discover how our environmental offsets and restoration program helps protect Brisbane’s natural habitats.

Council officer drilling a hole for planting trees at a Habitat Brisbane community event.

About the environmental offsets and restoration program

Our offset and restoration program makes sure we plant and restore natural habitat at the same time as growing our city.

It’s part of our Brisbane. Clean, Green, Sustainable strategy and contributes to our target of 40% of mainland Brisbane with natural habitat by 2031.

What works does the program include?

Offset and restoration works encourage ecological sustainability, habitat restoration and ecosystem rehabilitation.

Our works help protect local wildlife and natural environment by:

  • planting native species based on existing regional ecosystems
  • mulching to control erosion, retain soil moisture and suppress weeds 
  • using coarse woody debris from storm clean-ups or development sites, including logs, tree stumps and large branches, to provide native wildlife with habitat and refuge 
  • installing natural and artificial hollows, perches and nesting sites in trees or on habitat poles to provide a safe place for wildlife
  • managing weeds and maintaining existing native vegetation.

Our works comply with the offset guidelines in the Queensland Environment Offsets Act (2014). 

Video: Learn more about what’s involved in the program

This drone video for Brisbane environmental offsets outlines the positive work of Brisbane City Council and the Environmental Offsets Program, while showing areas that have had trees planted to assist with local wildlife.

Upbeat instrumental music begins and plays throughout, as the video opens with Council workers putting together tree guards and placing them around newly planted trees. The text explains that Brisbane City Council is restoring Brisbane’s bushland.

Drone footage flies over a large clearing in the middle of dense bushland where Council has commenced planting trees. A number of newly planted trees can be seen at the top of the clearing, while the rest of the clearing has more mature plants that have been planted and grown, with logs deposited at intervals around the clearing for native animal homes. The text explains that environmental offsets balance impacts on habitat as our city develops.

The video shows a close-up of a sickle-leaved wattle, slowly waving in gentle sunlight. The text states that native species are planted and sites maintained for 5 years.

The drone then flies down closer to the clearing seen previously in the video, showing a closer view of the mature plants and the new saplings in the bright sunlight. The text at the bottom of the screen says that logs provide homes for insects and reptiles.

The video then shows a number of squirrel gliders in a nesting box, curled up together with gum tree leaves lining the bottom of the box. The text reads: 'Nesting boxes house native birds and wildlife.'

The last section of the video shows a text box over drone footage, which is rising over the tops of trees on the edge of bushland. The text box reads ‘Keeping Brisbane clean, green and sustainable’ with an internet search icon to search for ‘Brisbane environmental offsets’. The I Heart BNE logo is in the bottom left corner and the Brisbane City Council logo with tagline 'Dedicated to a better Brisbane' is in the bottom right corner of the screen.

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Environmental offset and restoration sites

Discover where environmental offset and restoration works are taking place.

Suburb Location Site details Size of restoration area Start date
Acacia Ridge Colebard Street Park - 18A Loam Street Located on the northeastern side of Oxley Creek and contributes to the enhancement of habitat values along the creek corridor.  26 hectares September 2021
Acacia Ridge Norma Croker Park - 34 Lismore Street The site expands the silver leaved ironbark and narrow leaved ironbark woodland areas in Brisbane and contributes to a corridor of vegetation along Oxley Creek. 2.5 hectares March 2023
Anstead Anstead Bushlands - 506 Hawkesbury Road Increasing habitat for the glossy black-cockatoo, brown goshawk, eastern chestnut mouse and squirrel glider. This site is part of a corridor linking the Brisbane River and Anstead Bushland Reserve.  3.1 hectares October 2022
Bald Hills Musgrave Avenue Park - 17 Musgrave Avenue Expanding the blue gum and tea tree open forest communities and providing a linkage to the northern wetlands and foreshore ecological corridor.  Enhancing habitat for small bird species, as well as providing host plants for butterfly species such as blue tiger and common crow.    January 2024
Bald Hills Tinchi Tamba Wetland Reserve - 397 Wyampa Road Increasing habitat for a variety of significant bird species such as the white-bellied sea-eagle, osprey, buff-banded rail and Baillon's crake. The site is part of Tinchi Tamba Wetland Reserve and links to Bald Hills Creek and the Pine River.  4.4 hectares October 2020
Burbank Leacroft Road Park - 106 Leacroft Road Increasing the total area of Leacroft Road Park which is part of the Brisbane Koala Bushlands. Providing habitat for significant species including koala, squirrel glider, greater glider, red-necked wallaby, powerful owl and great barred frog.  22 hectares April 2020
Burbank Prout Road Park - 115 Prout Road Increasing the total area of Prout Road Park which is part of the Brisbane Koala Bushlands. The site links to Leslie Harrison Dam via Tingalpa Creek and provides habitat for species including koala, squirrel glider, greater glider, red-necked wallaby, powerful owl, tusked frog and great barred frog.  7.7 hectares March 2020
Calamvale Doulton Street Park - 2724 Beaudesert Road Increasing the habitat values of Doulton Street Park for species such as squirrel glider, sugar glider and red-necked wallaby.  1 hectare August 2022
Carina Preston Road Park - 5 Kate Street Providing increased natural habitat for White-bellied sea-eagle, osprey, Lewin’s rail, beeping froglet and squirrel glider and forming part of the Bulimba Creek corridor. Preston Road Park is part of the larger Minnippi Parklands.  1.1 hectares July 2021
Carina Heights Whites Hill Reserve - 264 Pine Mountain Road Increasing habitat for koalas and other significant species by enhancing areas on the southern side of Whites Hill Reserve.  7 hectares February 2024
Carindale Belmont Hills Reserve - 38 Greendale Way Increasing the habitat area for species such as koala, red-necked wallaby, and glossy black cockatoo. This site links to the Bulimba Creek corridor via Spring Creek and with bushland areas in Burbank.  2.1 hectares March 2023
Carindale Belmont Hills Reserve - 174 Scrub Road Providing increased habitat area for significant species such as koala, red-necked wallaby, and glossy black cockatoo. This site links to the Bulimba Creek corridor via Spring Creek and with bushland areas in Burbank.  0.3 hectares September 2023
Chandler Chandler Bushland Reserve - 1781 Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road The southern boundary of this site is adjacent to Leslie Harrison Dam and provides increased natural habitat areas for greater glider, squirrel glider, koala, powerful owl, brown goshawk, tusked frog and great brown broodfrog.  4.8 hectares February 2021
Chandler Tollett Street Reserve - 2907 Old Cleveland Road Proving increased habitat area for significant species such as koala and swamp wallaby. This site is located within the Bayside Parklands and is part of a fauna corridor, connecting Leslie Harrison Dam, in the south to Tingalpa creek and Moreton Bay in the northeast.  6.6 hectares October 2021
Chandler Toronto Road Park - 117 & 143 Toronto Road Increasing the area of Toronto Road Park which contributes to the Tingalpa Creek corridor and provides natural habitat for Brown goshawk, osprey, koala, red-necked wallaby, swamp wallaby and greater glider.  8.1 hectares August 2020
Chermside Terry Hampson Reserve - 17 Brentwick Street Increasing the area of Packer Place Park which provides natural habitat for many locally native species. Links to 7th Brigade Park and Marchant Park to the east of Chermside Hills Reserves and to the west via Downfall Creek.  0.5 hectares April 2020
Doolandella Armisfield Street Park - 59-79 Armisfield Street Increasing the total area of Armisfield Street Park and providing habitat for species such as squirrel glider, green-thighed frog and wedge-tailed eagle. The site links to Blunder Creek, which is part of the Oxley Creek Catchment.  2.8 hectares April 2022
Drewvale Karawatha Forest Park South - 2900 & 2916 Beaudesert Road Increasing the area of Karawatha Forest and providing increased natural habitat areas for brown goshawk, powerful owl, glossy black-cockatoo, tusked frog, green-thighed frog, greater glider and koala.  7.5 hectares September 2022
Eight Miles Plains Conondale Park - 135 Malbon Street, 37 Padstow Road and 9 Kandanga Street The site contributes to the Bulimba Creek corridor providing increased natural habitat for significant species such as squirrel glider and swamp wallaby.  7 hectares April 2023
Karana Downs Kupi Park - 58 Tanderra Way Providing increased habitat areas for significant fauna species such as koala and enhancing habitat for white browned scrub wren and rufous fantail. Also enhancing habitat for all lifecycle stages of a firefly population present at the site.  2.2 hectares March 2023
Karawatha Karawatha Forest - 139 and 161 Garfield Road and 477 Wembley Road Increasing the area of Karawatha Forest and providing greater natural habitat areas for brown goshawk, powerful owl, osprey, glossy black-cockatoo, tusked frog, green-thighed frog, wallum froglet, greater glider and koala. 11.2 hectares March 2021
Karawatha Scrubby Creek Recreation Reserve - 50 Hashim Place This site forms part of the corridor along Scrubby Creek. Restoration will increase natural habitat areas for species such as koala, wallum froglet and glossy black cockatoo.  2.3 hectares October 2022
Kuraby Voyager Drive Park - 531 Millers Road Providing increased habitat areas in the park for species such as powerful owl, green-thighed frog, wallum froglet and koala. 8.1 hectares October 2022
Mansfield Secam Street Park & Tillack Park - Bulimba Creek corridor Providing increased natural habitat in these parks for significant species such as koala and squirrel glider and contributing to the Bulimba Creek corridor through links with other local forested parks.  15.6 hectares February 2022
Mansfield Cresthaven Park - 253 Wecker Road Increasing the natural habitat areas along Bulimba Creek for significant species such as koala and squirrel and sugar gliders. 6.8 hectares November 2022
Moggill Priors Pocket Road Park - 458-526 Priors Pocket Road Providing increased habitat areas in Priors Pocket Park which forms part of the Brisbane River corridor.  20.3 hectares July 2022
Mount Crosby Marstaeller Road Park - 48-90A Marstaeller Road Providing increased natural habitat areas along the Brisbane River corridor for significant species including koala, squirrel glider and greater glider.  16.5 hectares April 2023
Mount Gravatt East Lambertia Close Park - 335 Pine Mountain Road Providing increased natural habitat in Lambertia Close Park for Brisbane’s significant species such as koala and squirrel glider and enhancing the natural values of the Bulimba Creek corridor. 1 hectare February 2019
Pallara Pallara Bushland Reserve - 104 Ritchie Road The site links to the riparian areas of the Blunder Creek corridor to the north and increases the local natural habitat areas. The site provides habitat for significant species such as koala, squirrel glider and sugar glider.  7.5 hectares June 2022
Ransome Molle Road Park - 173 Molle Road, and Rickertt Road Park - 277 Rickertt Road The sites link to Moreton Bay via Tingalpa Creek and provide habitat for species including koala, squirrel glider, greater glider, red-necked wallaby, swamp wallaby, tusked frog and great barred frog.  2 hectares December 2023
Runcorn Daw Road Park - 229 Daw Road Increasing natural habitat areas adjoining the waterbodies for species such as the Tusked frog, Greater egret and Olive-backed oriole. This work supports the ecological function of the Bulimba Creek riparian corridor.  6.1 hectares August 2024
Runcorn Wally Tate Park - 95 & 109 Warrigal Road, 1251 & 1406 Beenleigh Road and 211 Underwood Road Increasing habitat area for red goshawk and powerful owl. This site increases the natural habitat values within the Karawatha to Rochedale ecological corridor and enhances the ecological values of the Bulimba Creek corridor.  4.2 hectares October 2023
Stretton Stretton Wetland Reserve - 918 Gowan Road Increasing the natural habitat areas of the reserve for species such as powerful owl, green-thighed frog, wallum froglet and koala.  1.8 hectares March 2022
Stretton Karawatha Forest Park, Quarry Precinct - 330 Kameruka Street Increasing the natural habitat areas of Karawatha Forest and lands surrounding a former quarry dam. Providing greater habitat for powerful owl, green-thighed frog, wallum froglet and koala. 1.6 hectares October 2022
Tingalpa Murarrie Road Park - 380 Murarrie Road Part of the Murarrie Road Park with links to other local forested parks via the Bulimba Creek corridor. The site provides habitat for squirrel glider, osprey, great brown broodfrog and glossy ibis.  3.3 hectares August 2020
Upper Kedron Ross Road Park - 85-91 Ross Road Increasing the natural habitat areas across the site providing habitat for great barred frog, common planigale, sugar glider, pale-vented bush-hen and osprey. The site links to D'Aguilar National Park via Enoggera Reservoir and Cedar Creek.  17.5 hectares March 2020
Wacol Progress Road Park - 430 Progress Road The site forms part of the Bullockhead Creek corridor and links to other parks to the south and north including Pooh Corner, and providing habitat for a variety of species including brown goshawk and osprey.  4.9 hectares March 2021
Wakerley Chelsea Road Park - 115 & 256 Greencamp Road Increasing the area of Chelsea Road Park which links to other local forested parks via a tributary of Lota Creek. The site provides habitat for pale-vented bush-hen, brown goshawk, powerful owl, koala, sugar glider and greater glider.  4 hectares March 2021
Wakerley Greencamp Road Park - 16 & 154 Greencamp Road Increasing the area of the Ransome Ecological corridor and connecting the Bayside Parklands wetland and bushland areas through to Lota and Tingalpa Creeks. This site provides habitat for species such as koala and greater glider.  2 hectares October 2021

Frequently asked questions

Brisbane. Clean, Green, Sustainable is Brisbane’s sustainability strategy. It documents our key sustainability goals and how we're achieving them.

A nest box provides safe nesting and roosting places for native birds and wildlife. 

In Brisbane, we install nest boxes to supplement the existing tree hollows on environmental offset sites. This is one of the ways we're protecting Brisbane’s biodiversity as part of the Brisbane. Clean, Green, Sustainable strategy.