Community members living between Paradise Dam and Bundaberg are invited to attend drop-in sessions regarding the essential work planned at Paradise Dam. Sunwater staff will be on hand to answer questions and discuss wet season preparedness. Session 1 When: Thursday 10 October, 12pm – 2pm Where: Wallaville Hall, 2 Walla St, Wallaville Session 2 […]
Sunwater is releasing 80,000ML of its own allocation from Paradise Dam to facilitate essential work to lower the dam’s spillway wall in 2020 and allow for better community safety management. This water will be made available at no charge for the duration of the release program, which started on Friday 27 September and will continue, […]
Releases have commenced from Paradise Dam ahead of the 2019/20 wet season to proactively reduce the dam’s water storage level to 42 per cent. While the dam is safe under normal and current forecast weather conditions, detailed investigations have shown that there are issues with the dam in the unlikely event of another 1-in-200-year event […]
Trading water in regional Queensland is now easier and more transparent thanks to a new online portal. The Waterexchange platform provides customers with immediate access to real-time information about available water allocations, transaction history and costs. Sunwater is the first water provider in Queensland to use the tool and has placed its available allocations on […]
Essential construction repair work to ensure the safety and integrity of EJ Beardmore Dam near St George has been completed. The finished work will allow the dam to return to normal operations and refill in the event of an inflow. Sunwater Area Operations Manager South John Kelly said it would help to secure long-term water […]
Free dam wall walking tours, entertainment and information on how to prepare for extreme weather this summer are all on offer this Saturday 24 November, at the Coolmunda Dam Open Day. Hosted by Sunwater at the Coolmunda Dam picnic area (1) just off Coolmunda Access Road between 10am to 2pm, the open day is a […]
Sunwater has welcomed the Queensland Government’s appointment of the Inspector General Emergency Management to undertake an independent assessment into the preparedness and response to the monsoonal rainfall and flooding events in north Queensland. Sunwater CEO Nicole Hollows said Sunwater is committed to operating the Ross River Dam as safely as possible and will fully participate […]
Essential repair work is required at EJ Beardmore Dam to ensure the safety and integrity of the dam structure and secure long-term water supplies for the area’s irrigation and urban customers. The repair work will be undertaken both on the dam outlet – which releases water into the Thuraggi irrigation channel – and Thuraggi Channel, […]
Sunwater understands the importance of local recreation and tourism in the North Burnett region and would like to assure the community that we are not closing, or planning to prohibit camping at Wuruma Dam. As the health and safety of dam visitors and our local Sunwater employees is of paramount importance, the designated free camping […]
Sunwater has been providing quality dam management services to Townsville City Council for more than 10 years. The current service contract expires on 30 June 2019, and we have been in discussions with Townsville City Council about the transition of operations since mid-2018. As part of the transition and contract closure, we are in negotiations […]
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