Update 4 – Thursday 7 January 2021, 11:40am Julius Dam is at 99.7% and no longer spilling excess water however, access roads and recreational facilities remain closed until further notice due to runoff water in the area. If you are downstream of the dam, continue to avoid potential hazards and remember if it’s flooded, forget […]
Category: Recreation & Safety Alerts
Tinaroo Falls Dam recreation notice
Recreation users are advised that a six-knot speed limit will be put in place for some areas of Tinaroo Falls Dam if the storage level drops below 45.95 per cent. With no inflows to the dam, this is forecast to occur on Monday 21 December. It is important all users adhere to speed limits for […]
Paradise Dam boat ramps closed
Visitors to Paradise Dam are advised that the boat ramps at the dam and Mingo Crossing are now closed until further notice due to low water levels. The reopening of the boat ramps will be subject to a safety assessment by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Check the dam’s storage level at bit.ly/ParadiseStorageLevels […]
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 3:00pm on Tuesday 8 and 22 of December 2020. This outage extends to use of the swimming pool, all powered sites, electric BBQs and the pay station. Card payments […]
Lake Kinchant Special Event
The Mackay Power Boat Club are hosting a special event on Lake Kinchant from Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October 2020. To facilitate the event safely, the lake will be closed for recreational use by the public between 6am and 6pm. Signage will be in place at the dam and boat ramp. The lake will […]
Camping grounds re-open at Eungella and Burdekin Falls dams
Camping grounds at Eungella Dam and Burdekin Falls Dam will re-open from today, Friday 12 June. For your safety and the safety of others, Sunwater would like to remind visitors of the need to adhere to current social distancing and public gathering guidelines. Further information is available here https://bit.ly/2UAB31s Signage will be in place at […]
Burdekin Falls Dam Road reopens
Burdekin Falls Dam Road directly below the spillway will open to all traffic from 8.00 am on Sunday 7 June 2020. […]
Sunwater camping grounds to re-open
Sunwater camping grounds at Wuruma Dam, west of Bundaberg, will re-open from midday Wednesday 3 June 2020. This follows the Queensland Government’s recent announcement regarding the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. View the announcement here https://bit.ly/3ew2IYG Please note, due to construction work at Eungella and Burdekin Falls dams, camping grounds at these locations will re-open on […]
Burdekin Falls Dam swimming pool closes
The swimming pool at Burdekin Falls Dam is now closed for the off-season. It will re-open again for public access on 1 October 2020. Sunwater will keep the community informed of any changes. Media Enquiries: Sunwater Media TeamPhone: +61 7 3120 0047Email: media@sunwater.com.au […]
Sunwater re-opens additional recreation area facilities
Sunwater is re-opening additional facilities at its recreation areas, dams, lakes and weirs in time for the weekend. Members of the public will be able to access Sunwater-managed toilets, shower blocks and BBQ facilities in day use areas from midday Friday 15 May. This decision follows the Queensland Government’s announcement to open up more recreation […]