A traineeship program is helping to restore the beauty of Gold Coast’s natural environments while giving participants the chance to start a career in conservation and land management.

Four-legged, hooved lawn mowers are being used to solve a tough landscaping problem at Landers Shute Water Treatment Plant in Palmwoods.

Weed control, revegetation and riverbank stabilisation projects to improve water quality in the Mary River are having positive flow-on effects for the Great Barrier Reef.