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Paradise Dam Improvement Project
Paradise Dam, Queensland
Sunwater has submitted its Paradise Dam detailed business case to the Queensland Government and will work with the State on the future of the Paradise Dam Improvement Project.
Engaging our communities
Sunwater values the insights and perspectives that our stakeholders bring. We undertake meaningful engagement activities with stakeholders, customers and communities.
We ensure we:
- engage with stakeholders who can also speak to broader community or industry concerns
- consider local community knowledge, skills and concerns in a constructive and timely way
- capture ideas, opportunities and potential project risks or constraints to continuously refine the project scope
- listen to feedback, explore suggestions and report back to our reference group.
Paradise Dam Reference Group
The Paradise Dam Reference Group (PDRG) enables information and ideas to be exchanged between key stakeholders and Sunwater. The PDRG Terms of Reference was reviewed and endorsed by members in June 2024.
The PDRG is a forum for discussions in relation to community safety, water security, cultural, social and economic and environmental values.
The PDRG held its first meeting on 7 July 2022.
The PDRG is led by Independent Chair Renée Madsen.
Meeting summaries
- Meeting 1 – July 2022
- Meeting 2 – November 2022
- Meeting 3 – February 2023
- Meeting 4 – June 2023
- Meeting 5 – January 2024
- Meeting 6 – February 2024
- Meeting 7 – May 2024
- Meeting 8 – August 2024
- Meeting 9 – November 2024
- Meeting 10 – April 2025
- Meeting 11 – September 2025
- Meeting 12 – March 2026
PDRG members
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Tracey McPhee^ | Bundaberg Regional Council |
| Dwayne Honor^ | Bundaberg Regional Council |
| Gary Everson* | Bundaberg Regional Council |
| Les Hotz* | North Burnett Regional Council |
| Sue Payne^ | North Burnett Regional Council |
| Anna Scott* | North Burnett Regional Council |
| Horst Feierabend* | Bundaberg Chamber of Commerce |
| Phil Shannon* | Biggenden Chamber of Commerce |
| Jenifer Waithman^ | Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council |
| David Arthur* | Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council |
| Roger Currie* | Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council |
| Anna Hitchcock^ | Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council |
| Marisa Young | Burnett Catchment Care Association |
| Nick McLean* | First Nations Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang Bunda |
| Daniel Reeves^ | First Nations Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang Bunda |
| Dale Holliss* | Bundaberg Regional Irrigators Group |
| Simon Doyle* | Bundaberg Regional Irrigators Group |
| Ian Dart^ | Bundaberg Regional Irrigators Group |
| Mark Pressler^ | Bundaberg Regional Irrigators Group |
| Peter McLennan^ | Canegrowers Isis |
| Joanne Hall^ | Canegrowers Isis |
| Simon Ricciardi* | Canegrowers Isis |
| Bree Watson* | Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers |
| Russell McCrystal^ | Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers |
| Michael McMahon* | Australian Macadamia Society |
| Geoff Chivers* | Australian Macadamia Society |
| Emily Grieve^ | Australian Macadamia Society |
| Eric Carney* | Avocados Australia |
| Lucy Philip* | Avocados Australia / Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers |
| Nathan Hancock* | Citrus Australia |
| Alicia Kennedy^ | Queensland Farmers’ Federation |
| Jo Martin* | Queensland Farmers’ Federation |
| Tanya Howard* | Canegrowers Bundaberg |
* Member | ^ Proxy