Geography report - Creek catchment

1.0 Introduction
The Local Council Environment Committee has been actively involved in environmental audits in the Coolnwynpin Creek Catchment. This report will be presented to the Tingalpa Creek Catchment Waterway Management Committee, evaluating the current situation of the Coolnwynpin Creek Catchment and the long term sustainability of the waterway under current practices. It will also discuss human impact on the environment, human influences of flora and fauna and what could be done to manage this catchment for sustainability by individuals and groups.

2.0 Research Methods
The field trip to Coolnwynpin Creek at Redlands Indigiscape Centre took place on Wednesday 2nd April 2003. The purpose of the trip was to learn and understand more about the condition of the Tingalpa Creek Catchment and the effects that pollution and humans have to the area. There were experiments carried out that tested how healthy the two different creeks were by appearance, bio-diversity, turbid...