A community meeting this Friday will discuss options to manage water sustainably for the Rockhampton Golf Course, Botanic Gardens and surrounding wetlands.

The Rockhampton Golf Club and Central Queensland University have entered a partnership to develop a plan for the use of recycled water for irrigation.

Rockhampton Golf Club president, Ron Murphy said that the meeting had been prompted by the dry state of the Murray Lagoon wetlands.

"These wetlands were once a beautiful, expansive habitat for birds and wildlife," Mr Murphy said, "But after prolonged drought, this wetland has dried out and become a haven for noxious weeds and feral pests.".

"The Rockhampton Golf Course's current water supply is independent of the Murray Lagoon, but we recognise the Lagoon as a very valuable asset for Rockhampton and the Golf Club is keen to assist the management of these wetlands as a recreational resource for local citizens, a tourist destination and future permanent sustainable water supply for the Botanic Gardens and golf course.".

CQU head of the Plant Sciences Group, Professor David Midmore said the University would develop recommendations for environmentally sound water management.

"We will be looking at such options as polishing harvested stormwater and recycled water through a series of wetlands and silt management techniques," Professor Midmore said.

The meeting at noon on Friday August 19 at the Rockhampton Golf Club will be attended by a number of stakeholders, including representatives of Rockhampton City Council, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Natural Resources and Mines.