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Premium Content Subscriber only The Queensland Government has announced $20 million to construct a new pipeline and increase dam capacity for drought affected towns on the Southern Darling Downs. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on April 15, $8 million for design and surveying for a Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline and $4.54 million to increase capacity to Leslie Dam by 1700ML. This announcement comes as the Central Queensland town of Mount Morgan is also suffering from a serious water crisis, with its main water source, the No.7 dam, dropping to about 8.6 per cent capacity. Twenty water ...

Premium Content Subscriber only The Queensland Government has announced $20 million to construct a new pipeline and increase dam capacity for drought affected towns on the Southern Darling Downs. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on April 15, $8 million for design and surveying for a Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline and $4.54 million to increase capacity to Leslie Dam by 1700ML. This announcement comes as the Central Queensland town of Mount Morgan is also suffering from a serious water crisis, with its main water source, the No.7 dam, dropping to about 8.6 per cent capacity. Twenty water ...

Premium Content Subscriber only There is a new police boss in town and he is looking to point Capricornia in the right direction. Superintendent Glen Pointing fills the role of District Officer of the Capricornia Police District, taking over from Ron Van Saane who retired last month. Sitting down with The Morning Bulletin during his first week last week, Superintendent Pointing was finding his feet in the new role. The Capricornia district oversees 33 police divisions across 104,859 sqm including Agnes Water, Anakie, Baralaba, Biloela, Blackwater, Calliope, Capella, Duaringa, Emerald, Emu P...

Premium Content Subscriber only Six potential long-term solutions to the Mount Morgan water crisis were floated at a public community forum, with some options proving to be more well-received by residents than others. Rockhampton Regional Council held a community meeting at the School of Arts Hall on April 13 to discuss the current and future water situation for the drought-stricken town, with close to 150 attendees. This comes after Queensland Health restrictions prevented a meeting going ahead in March. Fitzroy River Water manager Jason Plumb said water trucks would deliver drinking water t...

Emergency water to cost frustrated Mount Morgan ratepayers $70k per week, as they seek solutions Posted 4 updated 3 AprApril 2021 at 3:23am Mount Morgan resident Jessica Geiszler says the situation has been heartbreaking for her family and the wider community. ( Share Print text only Cancel Frustrated Mount Morgan residents want a long-term solution to their dwindling town water supply in central Queensland, as carting water is costing them $70,000 a week. Key points: Frustrated residents say long-term water security has been an issue for decades Rockhampton Mayor says he has written to th...