Like many wetlands on the east coast of Queensland, the Townsville Town Common is heavily infested with Para grass which was originally intorduced as a pasture species. In 1970, cattle were removed from the town common and Para grass has overtaken large areas of the wetland. In conjuction with CSIRO and QPWS, BDTNRM is funding a project investigating the use of fire and grazing for the management of Paragrass in seasonal wetlands.