Despite calls from the State Government to invest in the Bundaberg East Levee, the Federal Government appears to have no intention of dipping its toes in the water just yet.
During the recent state election campaign, Labor committed $42.5m for the project, which is not enough to get the levee off the ground.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles wrote to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack last year after the election, asking for the Federal Government to contribute their share of the project, so they can begin to deliver the levee.
While Member for Bundaberg Tom Smith recently renewed the call for Federal funding, a spokesperson for the Deputy Prime Minister told the