Turtle Bridge

About

The Turtle Bridge Landcare site lies on the south bank of the Ross River, just downstream from the Nathan Street bridge.

Reach it via the riverside pathway, the Palmetum Botanic Gardens, or a short stroll from Marabou Drive.

Healthy native vegetation at the Turtle Bridge Landcare site.

Site History

We launched the Turtle Bridge Landcare site on National Tree Day 2010 with an event backed by Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology.

Staff and families planted 1,050 locally native trees along the lower riverbank. Energetic, dedicated volunteers drove steady progress—nurturing the young trees, adding more trees and native understory plants, and tackling invasive weeds.

Five years in, a thriving native tree canopy emerged, with many trees fruiting and natural regeneration kicking off.

Now, a decade after launch, the restored vegetation at Turtle Bridge feeds and shelters wildlife while offering Townsville residents a shady, peaceful natural spot.

Current work

Volunteer revegetation here has thrived, and the established native trees now largely sustain themselves.

CDTLI volunteers regularly check the site and hold working bees to weed and replant as needed.

A group of volunteers, including adults and a child, planting native plants on a sloped riverbank at the Turtle Bridge Landcare site.

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