Consultations and initiatives

• Fitzroy Basin water plan

  We’re developing a replacement plan to address current and emerging issues within the water plan area.

• Barron water plan consultation

  Consultation draft Barron water plan, draft water management protocol, and draft water entitlement notice released with details of how to have your say.

• Mary Basin water plan

  The process to replace the Mary Basin water plan has commenced.

• Irrigation pricing discounts 2021-24

  Irrigation prices set by the Queensland Government for water supplied by Seqwater and Sunwater will now have discounts applied for the three-year period from 2021-22 to 2023-24.

• Regional Water Assessment Program

  Through the Regional Water Assessments program, the Queensland Government is investing a total of $9 million over the next 4 years to better define opportunities to achieve economic development through water at a regional scale

• Building Big Rocks Weir

  Big Rocks Weir will supply a potential 10,000 megalitres of additional water to expand agriculture, industry and urban water security for North Queensland.

• Bradfield regional assessment and development panel

  Details of the independent panel of experts investigating projects to divert flows from the Wet Tropics across the Great Dividing Range.

• Paradise Dam

  The Queensland Government and Sunwater are working with Paradise Dam stakeholders to ensure safe and secure water supplies for the Burnett region.

• Rookwood Weir

  Help maximise the benefits of the Rookwood Weir project and get involved in shaping changes to the Fitzroy Basin Water Plan.

• Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook groundwater

  A moratorium on new groundwater bores on Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook is in place while research and community engagement are undertaken.

• Rural Water Futures

  Information on the Rural Water Futures program and how it will drive more transparent and sustainable rural water management across the state.

• Bulk water security strategy

  The future strategy for bulk water security in Queensland, including infrastructure and investment.

• Lower Burdekin Groundwater Strategy

  How we are developing of a strategy to address rising groundwater in the Lower Burdekin.

• Great Artesian Basin rehabilitation programs

  Read about measures to prevent uncontrolled water flows and to replace bore drains with pipes in the Queensland Great Artesian Basin.

• Drought resilience package for the Southern Downs region

  The Queensland Government is providing reliable and lasting drought contingency supply for the Southern Downs region.