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FE1[0]=" A number of wineries and vineyards have been established close to Brisbane. From Mt Cotton to the picturesque Brisbane Valley including Ipswich, Purga, Samford, Harrisville, Mt Alford, Boonah, Stockyard and Marburg. Wineries near ";
FE2[0]="Daybro, Samford and Mt Nebo are amongst the closest wineries to central Brisbane. There are a number of food and wine events throughout the year: Brisbane Wine Festival, Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival, Queensland Mastercl";
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LA1[0]=" There are more than a dozen major catchments in South East Queensland, as well as a myriad of sub-catchments. The largest of these is the Brisbane River Catchment, which covers some 13,000 km2 . more than half the total area of th";
LA2[0]="e South East region. Its six main sub-catchments are the Upper Brisbane, Stanley, Mid-Brisbane, Lockyer, Bremer and Lower Brisbane catchments. The general soil profile within the study area is likely to consist of residual soils o";
LA3[0]="verlying sedimentary rock, with minor areas of alluvial soils, colluvium and isolated igneous rock intrusions. Kedron Brook lies to the north of the Brisbane CBD. It rises in the D’Aguilar Ranges east of Brisbane where there are t";
LA4[0]="wo main tributaries, Kedron Brook and Cedar Creek. The uppermost sections of Kedron Brook are ephemeral gullies draining the southern slopes of the Samford State Forest section of Brisbane Forest Park. Cedar Creek drains the north";
LA5[0]="ern slopes of Mt Nebo including Bellbird Grove and Camp Mountain Reserve. It joins Kedron Brook at Ferny Grove to the west of the Keperra Golf Course. From here, the stream meanders with an almost permanent flow through the well-e";
LA6[0]="stablished urban areas of Arana Hills, Mitchelton, Everton Park and Grange. Low hills on either side of Kedron Brook confine the meanders on the coastal plain. Sandy Creek joins Kedron Brook at Grinstead Park (Alderley). This trib";
LA7[0]="utary drains bushland in the Enoggera Military Camp then flows through urban and industrial land before entering Kedron Brook. Although Kedron Brook has been channelised through the Lutwyche, Wooloowin and Toombul reaches, extensi";
LA8[0]="ve areas of open parkland or bush are associated with the floodway. Downstream from Toombul the channel is under a tidal influence. The original channel has been modified and re-routed to the north to drain the site of the current";
LA9[0]=" Brisbane Airport. Kedron Brook enters Moreton Bay on the southern boundary of the Boondall wetlands.    ";
CL1[0]=" Brisbane has a subtropical climate with hot wet summers and a mild dry winter. The temperature lies within levels suited to biological growth during the whole year, thus a diversity of flora and fauna have developed in the region.";
CL2[0]=" Most of Brisbane’s rain falls in the summer months and early autumn. Rainfall patterns affect streamflow. During summer and autumn, Kedron Brook experiences periodic floods in response to intense rainfall in the catchment. During";
CL3[0]=" the dry winters, the level of flow in Kedron Brook drops. A steady flow is maintained in the mid and lower catchment due to discharge from the surrounding water table. Low humidity at the end of winter can greatly increase the wa";
CL4[0]="ter loss through evaporation, particularly from areas of standing water. Variable rains in winter lead to conditions of moisture stress for plants during the period August-December. Summer rainfall conditions, high temperatures an";
CL5[0]="d high amounts of solar radiation provide conditions for rapid growth for many plant species. The climate in urban areas is often 3-4ºC warmer than surrounding rural or natural areas.    ";
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HI1[0]=" European occupation along Kedron Brook followed the opening of the former penal colony to free settlement in 1842. As settlement expanded in Brisbane, settlers sought the best land for harvesting timber and establishing productive";
HI2[0]=" market gardens. This land was also that favoured by wildlife and undoubtedly had the highest biodiversity. Early settlers would have exploited fish and wildlife, particularly during difficult times such as during the depression. ";
HI3[0]="Increasing occupation during the 1860s and 1870s diversified development. Loggers harvested red cedar and pine from the upper reaches of Kedron Brook. Timber harvesting for building materials was undertaken as land was surveyed. G";
HI4[0]="old was mined at Bellbird Grove at the ‘Golden Boulder Mine’. Small coal deposits supplied local needs from the Kalinga area. Brisbane tuff was quarried at Windsor, Stafford and Lutwyche quarries to produce crushed aggregate. Deve";
HI5[0]="lopment of the Brook began along the route to the Gympie goldfields. This route is now called Lutwyche Road. Kedron Brook was described at the time as a fairy-like stream, its banks lined with wattle, ti-tree and flowers’ and was ";
HI6[0]="a favourite fishing spot. Farms that grew maize, fruit and vegetables were established along the Brook and grapes were also grown for a time in the Mitchelton area. Market gardens were established along the floodplain on the rich ";
HI7[0]="alluvial soils adjacent to Kedron Brook. Brisbane boomed in the 1880’s, but reticulated water supplies were limited at the time. With seasonal rainfall, it was important to have a reliable water source; Kedron Brook provided that.";
HI8[0]=" Farming, urban and industrial development spread in a more or less haphazard manner to the west along the reaches of Kedron Brook. Subdivision in the Stafford area in the 1940’s was followed by development at Grovely, Arana Hills";
HI9[0]=" and Ferny Grove in the 1960s and 1970s. The rate of development has slowed since the mid 1990’s but clearing of native vegetation for housing development is still occurring in the upper catchment.               ";