Update 3 – Monday 29 November 2021, 2:30pm Paradise Dam continues to spill excess water. The storage level is 112.1% and is expected to be greater than minor flood level within 24 hours. Work at the dam that can be continued safely, will continue. The Paradise Dam Emergency Action Plan has been activated and Sunwater […]
Update 1 – Tuesday 9 November 2021, 5:00pm Leslie Dam is currently 58.5% capacity and may spill excess water in the coming days due to forecast rainfall in the catchment. Stay informed by: downloading Sunwater’s App following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter checking Southern Down Regional Council Disaster Dashboard http://disasterdashboard.sdrc.qld.gov.au for emergency news, road and […]
Update 2: 4 November 2021, 12:45pm Kinchant Dam, west of Mackay, has been re-opened to the public. This follows the completion of a search to find a man that went missing at the dam on Tuesday 2 November. Police confirmed this morning they located the body of the missing person. Sunwater’s thoughts are with the […]
Due to maintenance work, access to the Tinaroo Falls dam crest located above the spillway will be closed to the public from Monday 8 November until Friday 10 December 2021. The closure applies to the recreational public access area at the crest. Signage will be in place on site to advise of the temporary closure. […]
Update 26 October 2021 | 11:50 am Audible tests of the two Paradise Dam Emergency Sirens are now complete. Update 26 October 2021 | 8:00 am Audible tests of the two Paradise Dam Emergency Sirens will be conducted between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm on Tuesday 26 October 2021. More information about Sunwater’s Dam Emergency Sirens is available […]
Due to electrical maintenance works, there will be an interruption to power supply at the Burdekin Falls Dam campsite between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 October 2021. This outage extends to use of the swimming pool, all powered sites, electric BBQs, site office and the pay station. Card […]
Update 2 – 7 October 2021 | 3:00pm The audible test of the two Dam Emergency Sirens located in Emerald (Rundle Park, Opal Street and East Nogoa Water Treatment Plant on Rivergum Road) is now complete. Sunwater thanks the community for its patience while we conducted the tests. More information about Sunwater’s Dam Emergency Sirens […]
The Bundaberg region has been impacted by ongoing record dry conditions which has led to low inflows to our storages and low levels in the Burnett River. This provides Sunwater with an opportunity to undertake the next round of maintenance work to replace shutters at Ben Anderson Barrage to ensure its ongoing safe and reliable […]
Update 4: 7 January 2022 | 3:00pm The majority of the flying fox colony at Burdekin Falls Dam recreation and camping grounds has now moved on. Sunwater is trimming trees and cleaning the area inhabited by the flying foxes. Visitors should steer clear of this area and continue to exercise caution. If you see sick […]
Update 2 – 21 September 2021 | 3:45pm The planned electrical maintenance works at Burdekin Falls Dam is postponed until further notice. Sunwater will keep the community informed of any updates. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Update 1 – 15 September 2021 | 1.00pm Due to electrical maintenance works, there will be an interruption to power […]
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