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Premium Content Subscriber only THE YEAR 2021 is shaping up to be the year of Rookwood Weir after a huge update was provided by the Queensland Government following an inspection of the project site on Thursday morning. Located 66km southwest of Rockhampton on the Fitzroy River, the $352.2 million water infrastructure project promises to provide 76,000ML water underpinning agricultural, industrial and urban growth while driving new economic and employment opportunities for the region. Jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, and delivered in partnership with Sunwater, the Rookwood Weir will provide for more than 200 jobs during construction – with at least 140 of those to be sourced from Central Queensland. ....
MUCH like everyone else, the notorious year of 2020 will be an unforgettable one for Rockhampton MP Barry O Rourke. From the moment that 2020 clicked over on the calendar, much of the country was on fire and the parched Rockhampton region was no exception. Mr O Rourke threw his support behind the Morning Bulletin s Fair go for our fireys campaign which ultimately resulted in the Federal Government announcing our heroic firefighting volunteers would be compensated for their protracted time away from work battling bushfires. It was not long after the wet season quenched the bushfires that Mr O Rourke and his government had to brace themselves for a once in a lifetime challenge - navigating the health and economic catastrophe created by the COVID-19 pandemic. ....