Owen Stanley Place Park stretches from Ramu St, across Ric Nattrass Creek to Owen Stanley Place.

On the Ramu St side of Ric Natrass Creek there is a strip of the park along the Creek that was originally a part of the construction work storage site during the upgrade of the Centenary Highway and Ipswich Motorway intersection.

The site has been revegetated and the soil regenerated over the many years following the road upgrades. The density of the vegetation was partially restored following the completion of the work and then WaCC volunteers took over the site and have continuously planted native species and removed weeds from the site. We occassionally hold community planting events with locals, university students and Bushcare workers.

The site is showing its resilience by surviving regular local floods and thriving saplings, which are now more than two metres tall.

The aim is to fill in the gaps of the tall trees along the Creek banks. A continuous vegetation line and varying levels of vegetation improve the water quality by keeping it cooler and provides a better habitat for local platypus, birds, fish, and lizards.

Our Operation Platypus Community planting event was held on the Owen Stanley Place side of Ric Nattrass Creek.