"China" wrote in message

I've seen councils using bales of hay held in place with
pickets
to slow and filter water in floodways.Seems to last for a while. If
you have
a lot of bare and eroded ground you try sowing some lucern or wheat
seed for
a quick cover.

Lucerne can be hard to establish as it often needs an innoculant.

In the long run you will
need things like Lomandra reed to establish.

God I hate that stuff. It buggers up good pasture.