The Mackay Power Boat Club is hosting a special event on Lake Kinchant Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 August 2021. To facilitate the event safely, the lake will be closed for in-water recreational use by the public between 6:00am and 6:00pm. Signage will be in place at the dam and boat ramp. The lake will reopen […]
Category: Recreation & Safety Alerts
Coolmunda Dam – spill event
Update 8: 25 July 2021, 10.00am Coolmunda Dam is no longer spilling excess water. If you are downstream of the dam, continue to avoid potential hazards and remember if it’s flooded, forget it. An update will be issued if further rainfall in the catchment cause flows to increase. Stay informed by: downloading Sunwater’s App following […]
EJ Beardmore Dam – spill event
Update 2: 30 July 2021, 3.19pm EJ Beardmore Dam is currently at 98.68% capacity but is no longer expected to spill excess water. An update will be issued if further rainfall in the catchment cause flows to increase. Stay informed by: downloading Sunwater’s app following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter checking Balonne Shire Disaster Dashboard […]
Isis Balancing Storage carpark and boat ramp temporarily closed
Update: 25 June 2021 Thanks to the use of additional machinery, the Isis Balancing Storage works will be completed earlier than planned and the access road, car park and boat ramp will reopen from tomorrow, Saturday 26 June 2021. Update: Wednesday 23 June, 2021. Due to an increase in the original scope of maintenance works […]
Winter school holiday safety reminder
As we enter the winter school holidays here in Queensland, Sunwater would like to remind visitors to keep safety front of mind when visiting our assets for camping or recreation. To keep you safe, we restrict access to some areas around our infrastructure where conditions can be dangerous and unpredictable. Restricted areas are also in place to […]
Kinchant Dam Open Day cancelled
Due to unforeseen circumstances relating to recent rainfall onsite, we have cancelled the Kinchant Dam Open Day event planned for tomorrow, Saturday 19 June 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding. […]
Update: Julius Dam access road reopen
Visitors to Julius Dam are advised that repairs to the dam access road are complete and Lake Julius Road is now open. Visitors are reminded that camping is not permitted at Julius Dam. […]
Interruption to Burdekin Falls Dam campsite power supply
Due to Ergon Energy maintenance works, there will be an interruption to power supply at the Burdekin Falls Dam campsite between the hours of 8:00am and 3:30pm on the following days: Thursday 10 June Wednesday 23 June Thursday 24 June Friday 25 June This outage extends to use of the swimming pool, all powered sites, […]
Burdekin Falls Dam – spill event
Update 8 – Tuesday 1 June 2021, 4:30pm Burdekin Falls Dam is currently at 99.8% and is no longer spilling. The road below the spillway reopened this afternoon (1 June 2021). For dam level updates visit our website: bit.ly/BurdekinFallsStorageLevels Update 7 – Wednesday 12 May 2021, 10:00am The Burdekin Falls Dam boat ramp will reopen […]
Interruption to Burdekin Falls Dam potable water supply
Due to essential maintenance works taking place on the high-level water tank, there will be an interruption to the potable water supply at the Burdekin Falls Dam campsite from Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 May 2021. Works will be carried out between 9:00am and 3:00pm. Water pressure will be reduced and intermittent shut down periods […]