A project to enhance safety at Fred Haigh Dam west of Bundaberg has been completed. Sunwater and a local team from KDW Civil successfully completed the work without any impact on water supply or customer allocations. Filter patches – layers of sand, aggregate and rock topped with mesh – were installed over 550m2 of existing […]
We all want to have a good time out on the water this Easter but, before you hop off, make sure you’re looking after every bunny. Remember these important safety guidelines: Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Have a safe and egg-citing Easter! […]
Customers who log into our card payment portal might notice that it looks a bit different. That’s because we’ve changed over to BPoint, which is a widely used credit card payment facility provided by Commonwealth Bank. Although the appearance of the portal has changed, the general process for both digital and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) […]
Water from Australia’s newest major water infrastructure asset is now flowing to Central Queenslanders. Rural Funds Management is the first customer to take water from the weir, using it to irrigate macadamia orchards in the Lower Fitzroy. The water from Rookwood Weir is enabling the company to plant 800,000 macadamia trees over 2,500 hectares of […]
Work on critical road upgrades for the Paradise Dam project continues. A new contract has been awarded to improve eight intersections along the road network leading to the dam. This upgrade is the second of three packages designed to improve safety and accommodate the expected increase in traffic to and from the dam. Key intersection […]
Rookwood Weir (Managibei Gamu) has again been recognised for excellence in water management and environmental sustainability. A collaboration between Sunwater, GHD, ACCIONA, and McCosker Contracting, the project took home the 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award in Sydney last night. The accolade follows the project winning the 2023 Premier’s Award for Excellence and being named joint […]
Sunwater understands the importance of water for regional communities. This month we announced customer water allocations for the 2024-25 water year – and we are pleased the numbers are as healthy as they’ve been for a long time. This is good news for towns, industrial businesses and farmers across regional Queensland. […]
Rookwood Weir (Managibei Gamu) has achieved another industry first for its commitment to sustainable design and construction practices. The Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) has awarded the project an “excellent” rating for sustainability performance during the weir’s construction. The “As Built” rating comes after the weir was recognised in 2023 for economic, social and environmental outcomes […]
Tinaroo Falls Dam has set a new spill record – 208 days! The dam started spilling on 17 December last year in the wake of Cyclone Jasper, and has been spilling continuously since. This is its longest continuous spill since 1979, when it spilled for 205 days. The storage level is currently at 101.4 per […]
Earlier this year, Sunwater completed an innovative maintenance project at Coolmunda Dam near Inglewood. This included upgrading counterweights in the dam’s gates to ensure their ongoing reliability, addressing erosion caused by floods and installing drainage pipework downstream. CEO Glenn Stockton explains this complex project in the video below. […]
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