Burdekin Falls Dam Road directly below the spillway has reopened for light vehicles. The road is open for single lane access only and has a speed limit of 10 kph until further notice. Anyone wishing to access the road must adhere to COVID-19 protocols regarding travel and social distancing. Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, […]
Sunwater will close camping sites at three of its dams in regional Queensland from tomorrow due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Members of the public will no longer be able to camp at Burdekin Falls, Eungella and Wuruma dams until further notice. “Our primary concern is the health and safety of staff and the […]
The COVID-19 health crisis is undoubtedly creating concern across Queensland and in line with our Sunwater values, our number one priority is the health and wellbeing of our customers and our people. We remain focused on business as usual and have the measures in place to ensure water is available when and where customers need […]
Customers are invited to meet with our team so we can share information and respond to your questions about the scheme, how announced allocations are calculated and the next steps for deciding the future of Paradise Dam. If you are interested in hosting a kitchen table conversation, please speak with your neighbours who are also […]
Sunwater will today advise the New South Wales Supreme Court it is appealing the 2011 Queensland Floods Class Action judgement. This decision was made after a thorough review of the judgement with its insurers. Sunwater will not make any further comments while the appeal process is underway. Media enquiries:Sunwater Media TeamPhone: 07 3120 0047Email: media@sunwater.com.au […]
Find out how to access the water currently being released from Paradise Dam on our Bundaberg Scheme page. […]
Sunwater today announced that Bundaberg irrigators will have access to their full water entitlement until the end of June 2020. Due to recent rainfall and inflows into Paradise Dam, the allocation for medium priority customers has been raised from 82 to 100 per cent. Water from the dam is also being made available for irrigators […]
Due to recent rainfall and inflows from the catchment, Paradise Dam today reached 42 per cent capacity. As a result, Sunwater has commenced operational releases to maintain the water storage level ahead of undertaking essential works at the dam. The water released will be stored downstream in Ned Churchward Weir and Ben Anderson Barrage, which […]
Paradise Dam is not being “demolished”. In September 2019, the urgent need to improve the stability of the dam was announced. This requires the dam wall to be lowered by 5 metres as a short-term, interim measure to improve the safety of the community living below the dam. A legislative amendment passed this week allows […]
Sunwater has successfully contained a floating water weed at Lake Tinaroo, south-west of Cairns. A year-long operation combining aerial spraying by helicopter with targeted spraying from boats and ground crews has reduced the spread of water hyacinth, a major pest of waterways. The work began in August 2018 after significant inflows from the Barron River […]
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