In 2016, when the Begara Street site was first surveyed, there were scattered lignum bushes, common reeds, emu bushes, ruby saltbushes, and black box seedlings on the floodplain.
Before the watering program commenced, the soil contained a high level of salt due to the flushing of irrigation water on the floodplains in the mid to late twentieth century. The site has drip lines to provide water to the vegetation on the high edge of the floodplain. Environmental water has been delivered for three out of the past four years and the health of vegetation in this area has markedly improved.
Native plant species recorded at the site inlucde Lesser Joyweed, Bigonia Emu Bush, Spiny Sedge, Lignum, Black Box, Cooba, Nardoo and Spreading Emu Bush.
