A range of activities are underway at Coolmunda Dam, near Inglewood, to enhance the dam’s reliability and improve the catchment’s flood warning network. Upgrades to counterweights in the dam’s gates will ensure their ongoing reliability, while downstream bank erosion damage caused by flood events will be addressed to prevent further bank loss. Dam operator Sunwater […]
The Rookwood Weir project is set to deliver another road improvement to Central Queensland. Civil, Mining and Construction Pty Ltd (CMC) will deliver the $17 million upgrade to a crossing at Foleyvale, located 65 km upstream from the weir site. 22 jobs will be created by the project, which will provide safer access and better […]
Australia’s largest weir is a step closer to completion, with Central Queensland’s Rookwood Weir project now more than 65 per cent complete. The on-site team has made significant progress, with more than 81,000m3 of the required 130,000m3 of concrete now poured for the weir’s foundations, abutments, monoliths and spilling basin. More information on the project […]
The project to restore Paradise Dam near Bundaberg is forging ahead. More information on the project is available in this government media statement. […]
The $367.2 million Rookwood Weir project has been acknowledged for its ongoing commitment to good, local jobs, as well as its sustainable design practices. The Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) has awarded the project an “excellent” rating after evaluating economic, social and environmental performance during its design phase. More information on this achievement is available in […]
Central Queensland farmers will be able to bid for water from the $367.2 million Rookwood Weir, with online tenders officially open from Monday 21 November 2022. The second tender makes available 7500 megalitres of medium priority water in lots from 10 megalitres up to 500 megalitres for agricultural and non-urban use. More information on the […]
The $367.2 million Rookwood Weir project is continuing to deliver good jobs and better services in Central Queensland, as project staff clock up one million hours of work. More information on this recent project milestone is available in this government media statement. […]
The Paradise Dam rebuild project has reached a key milestone, with three contracts awarded for design, geotechnical and environmental services. Further information regarding the awarded contracts is included in this government media statement. […]
The Paradise Dam rebuild is forging ahead, with a key contract being awarded for works around the site, to get important roads and access points ready ahead of construction. More information on the contract, awarded to local Bundaberg company, Harrison Infrastructure Group is available in this government media statement. […]
The Queensland Government and the Darumbal People Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC – the Traditional Custodians of the land at the Rookwood Weir site – have signed an Indigenous Land Use Agreement that will deliver benefits to the Darumbal People for generations to come. Further information regarding the agreement was included in a government media statement. […]
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