Update 2: 1 March 2022, 8.25am As of Tuesday, 1 March 2022 the boil water alert for Clare township is no longer in effect. Update 1: 12 February 2022, 4.29pm Clare township residents and visitors advised to boil drinking water This alert applies from Saturday 12 February 2022 to all residents and visitors to the […]
Category: Recreation & Safety Alerts
Eungella Dam new buoy line

Sunwater has installed a new buoy line at Eungella Dam indicating the exclusion zone. Boat users are not permitted to pass the buoy line. The buoy line features night navigation lights and has been installed to improve safety for boat users visiting Eungella Dam. Sunwater urges boaties to stay safe on the water when visiting […]
Glenlyon Dam – spill event

Update 1 – Friday 25 February 2022, 10:28am Glenlyon Dam is currently 100% capacity and may spill excess water due to forecast rainfall in the catchment. An update will be issued if the dam starts spilling. Stay informed by: following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter checking the Southern Downs Regional Council Disaster Dashboard for emergency news, […]
Paradise Dam – spill event

Update 4 – Saturday 26 February, 10:25am Paradise Dam continues to spill excess water. The storage level is expected to be greater than minor flood level within 24 hours and is at 103.4% capacity. The Paradise Dam Emergency Action Plan has been activated and Sunwater will communicate with Bundaberg and North Burnett Local Disaster Management […]
Fishing and boating safety

Sunwater urges boaties to stay safe on the water when visiting our storages for recreation. Boating and fishing on or near dam and weir walls is unsafe and illegal. Stay away from these structures by at least 200 metres or as signed and stay outside of the exclusion zone indicated by the buoy line. Skippers are […]
Teemburra boat ramp planned closure

Visitors to Teemburra Dam are advised that the boat ramp will be closed on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 March while Sunwater undertakes work to fix a pothole near the boat ramp. Sunwater has put signage and temporary bollards in place to indicate the location of the pothole. Visitors can still use the boat ramp […]
Beardmore Dam – spill event

Update 2: Tuesday 15 February 2022, 9.55am Beardmore 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 […]
Glenlyon Dam – spill event

Update 2: Monday 7 February, 2022 – 3.00pm Glenlyon Dam is 101.9% capacity and the volume of excess water flowing over the spillway is decreasing.If downstream of the dam, expect continued river flows and remember if it’s flooded, forget it.An update will be issued if further rainfall in the catchment cause flows to increase. Stay […]
Leslie Dam – spill event

Update [2] – [10.00am] 5 February 2022 Leslie 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. Stay informed by: downloading Sunwater’s App following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au checking the […]
Boondooma Dam – spill event

Update 1 – 6.20pm Boondooma Dam is currently 99.2% capacity and may spill excess water in the coming 24 hours due to forecast rainfall in the catchment. An update will be issued if the dam starts spilling. Stay informed by: downloading Sunwater’s App following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter checking the North and South Burnett […]