Champions of
the Bohle
These crews have their sleeves rolled up support the health of Townsville's Bohle River Sub-Basin.
Why back the Bohle?
Because it backs us!
Despite only covering about 10% of Townsville’s land area, almost 50% of our population is packed into the Bohle River Sub-Basin. This means half of our town is gardening, driving, building, planting, and operating in the Bohle. It bears a significant urban load.
In our 2023 Waterways Report Card the Bohle River Freshwater Sub-Basin received a ‘D — poor’ grade for water quality.
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The Bohle Sub-Basin supports not only a significant portion of our population, but it is also home to a diverse array of animals, fish, birds, and plants.
The Town Common Conservation Park and a protected River Fish Habitat Area fall within this catchment, and extensive seagrass meadows at the mouth of the Bohle River provide food for dugongs, turtles, and many other creatures.
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“Small changes to our daily behaviours in Townsville could make a big difference to the Bohle’s health, says our Executive Officer, Kara-Mae Coulter-Atkins.
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In our Champions of the Bohle series we celebrate the crews of people already at work in the Bohle basin to bring it back into balance.
Champions at work
