The restoration, recovery and remediation process is explained in the photo montage below.

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View of Grose Street boundary of The Braes with twelve,
25 metre plus radiata pines requiring removal.

Site after felling of radiatas.

Stockpiling of radiata in preparation for removal
by semi-trailer.

Stockpiling of radiata adjacent to the National Park

Storage of logs to be milled on site for future fence posts.

Reflective of the scale of tree stumps required to be removed from the site by semi-trailer.

Stumps prior to grinding on the boundary of The Braes in Grose Street. There are 12 substantial stumps

The daunting task of removing substantial stumps
after felling adjacent to the National Park.

North western area of southern slopes cleared of stumps and trees prior to shaping of terraces and preparing deep rubble drains to manage below surface water flows.

Shaping the north west remediated area following the establishment of the rubble drain, prior to building terraces using the gabion methodology.

South western side of Lot 34 adjacent to the National Park, following removal of radiata pine stumps
and after shredding.

Preparation of below surface drainage adjacent to the
National Park to ensure flow of water into The Braes creek.

View from the knoll toward Lone Pine Avenue and the
National Park following remediation of the site.

Echo Point Terraces

A view of the remediation in the south west corner adjacent to Kooroola. Note the early 20th century cottage built by the Knight family who originally used the site for many years for market gardening.

A view from the east of the restoration of the south west area of the remediated land.

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