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Stones Corner’s Hanlon Park gets revamp as council work to cement ecosystem’s future

When you envision enormous excavators pulling up part of a local creek, it certainly doesn’t sound like a win for the natural habitat — but in this case, it could be.
Key points:
- A section of concreted waterway will be pulled up in an effort to create a natural ecosystem
- 462 trees and 43,000 shrubs will be planted as part of the project
- Norman Creek was formerly a large wetland called Burnett Swamp
Half a kilometre of concrete channel will be ripped out and replaced with a natural ecosystem in an effort by Brisbane City Council to rejuvenate a section of Norman Creek at Stones Corner.
President of the Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Stephanie Ford said the aim was to create a natural waterway at Hanlon Park, between Cornwall…
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