Located north-west of Brisbane on the lands of the Yuggera people, this nearly 400 hectare property is being restored by Greenfleet. Ivory Creek is made up of four adjoining properties - Ivory Flat, Browns Road, Cherry Avon and Avonvale. We began revegetating this project in 2022 with the restoration of the riparian and floodplain ecosystems, and undertook additional work in 2025.  

This project will deliver significant climate action and the native restoration along Ivory Creek will improve water quality and reduce erosion in this section of the Brisbane River catchment. With existing koalas confirmed on some of these properties, it will also extend habitat for the endangered species.  

Location & Map

The four properties that make up Ivory Creek are located north-west of Brisbane. The ecosystems that occurred in this area prior to land clearing include some that are endangered. Greenfleet’s revegetation of these regional ecosystems will help bolster them through the rest of this century.  

Ivory Creek is one of many Greenfleet projects delivering climate action through native reforestation in the South-East Queensland region. To see where some of our other native forests are growing, click here.  

Species Selection & Revegetation Approach

In total, 25 different locally native plant species have been planted at Ivory Creek. This includes species that will restore and bolster the ecosystem types and create a resilient native forest. 

These species include Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), Moreton Bay ash (Corymbia tessallaris), and sandpaper fig (Ficus opposita). This species is a fruiting plant that provides habitat and food sources for birds and insects, including the Purple Moonbeam butterfly.  

Koala sitting in a tree with a clear blue sky background

Wildlife Habitat Restoration

There are already known populations of koalas in parts of the properties that form the Ivory Creek project. With this species classified as endangered in Queensland, New South Wales, and the ACT, work to restore and protect their habitat is vital.  

Species such as forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) and grey gum (Eucalyptus propinqua) planted at Ivory Creek are key koala habitat and food trees. By including these in the revegetation, we will extend and create habitat for these iconic animals.  

Other wildlife that may benefit from the restoration work occurring at Ivory Creek include the grey-headed flying fox; a species that is classified as vulnerable due to land clearing. For their diet and habitat, grey-headed flying foxes utilise flowering eucalypt species such as the gum topped box (Eucalyptus moluccana). They also play an important role in ecosystems as they move seed and pollen through the forest to help it develop and regenerate.  

Enhancing Water & Soil Quality

As this forest establishes, it will stabilise soil and improve water quality within the Ivory Creek which runs through the property. Planting native species like river sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana) will slow runoff into the creek, protecting water quality for the Brisbane River Catchment.

Climate Action

The forest growing at Ivory Creek is legally protected for up to 100 years. Over that time, it will capture over 167,000 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere which is the equivalent to removing 1,200 average vehicles from Australia’s roads for a whole year.  

Greenfleet uses the Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM) to measure the carbon uptake at our revegetation sites. This model was developed by the CSIRO and is approved by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.  

Location 

400 hectares north-west of Brisbane, Queensland.

Planting Dates 

2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Species Planted 

  1. Hickory wattle (Acacia disparrima) 
  2. Maiden's wattle (Acacia maidenii) 
  3. Blackwood wattle (Acacia melanoxylon) 
  4. Sally wattle (Acacia salicina) 
  5. Forest oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) 
  6. Red ash (Alphitonia excelsa)
  7. Creek apple (Angophora subvelutina) 
  8. Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) 
  9. River sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana) 
  10. Pink bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia) 
  11. Moreton bay ash (Corymbia tessellaris) 
  12. Small-leaved white mahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides) 
  13. Narrow-leaved red ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra) 
  14. Silver-leaved ironbark (Eucalyptus melanophloia) 
  15. Gum-topped box (Eucalyptus moluccana) 
  16. Grey gum (Eucalyptus propinqua) 
  17. Grey ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia) 
  18. Mugga ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) 
  19. Forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) 
  20. Sandpaper fig (Ficus opposita) 
  21. Brush box (Lophostemon confertus) 
  22. Swamp box (Lophostemon suaveolens) 
  23. Black tea-tree (Melaleuca bracteata) 
  24. Red bottle brush (Melaleuca viminalis) 
  25. White cedar (Melia azedarach)Â