Warner is set to receive new wildlife signs after Lilley Road was identified as one of 11 Moreton Bay roads where drivers have been warned to watch for animals moving near traffic.
The signs are included in the City of Moreton Bay’s 2026–27 Budget, although Council has not yet said how many will be installed in Warner or where they will go. The allocation follows a June warning that identified Lilley Road as having confirmed wildlife activity and urged motorists to take extra care, particularly around dawn and dusk.
For Warner, it is a familiar issue. Established habitat runs through parts of the suburb and intersects with local roads, leaving wildlife and traffic using some of the same corridors.
Wildlife Crossings Already Part of Warner
Several local roads already have infrastructure intended to give animals safer ways through these areas.
Kremzow Road is one of the more substantial examples, with a fauna bridge and underpass supported by exclusion fencing and other measures. Council records show koalas, wallabies, goannas and brush turkeys using the site.
There are crossings on Old North Road as well, including bridges, underpasses and fencing at two locations. Swan Parade has an underpass and exclusion fencing, with koalas among the wildlife recorded using infrastructure on both roads.
These aren’t recent additions. Some have been part of Warner’s road network for years, reflecting the challenge of maintaining connections between patches of habitat divided by roads and development.
Growth Has Kept the Issue in View
Wildlife movement has also been a consideration as new housing has arrived in Warner.
At Élan, the residential development at Kremzow and Old Northern roads, almost 10 hectares of the 41-hectare site were set aside as habitat. Plans for the estate included two wildlife underpasses and an overpass across Kremzow Road, while Albany Creek Scouts joined tree-planting activities at the site last year.
The development sits in a part of Warner where housing, bushland and major roads meet, and where wildlife movement has been factored into development planning.
The latest addition will be the wildlife signage funded in the 2026–27 Budget. Exactly where Warner’s signs will be installed remains to be detailed; for now, Lilley Road is one local road where motorists have specifically been asked to watch for wildlife.
Published 8-September-2026