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Bundaberg water allocations at 100%
Sunwater today announced that Bundaberg irrigators will have access to their full water entitlement until the end of June 2020. Due to recent rainfall and inflows into Paradise Dam, the allocation for medium priority customers has been raised from 82 to 100 per cent. Water from the dam is also being made available for irrigators […]
Paradise Dam Level Update
Due to recent rainfall and inflows from the catchment, Paradise Dam today reached 42 per cent capacity. As a result, Sunwater has commenced operational releases to maintain the water storage level ahead of undertaking essential works at the dam. The water released will be stored downstream in Ned Churchward Weir and Ben Anderson Barrage, which […]
Paradise Dam – safety is the number one priority
Paradise Dam is not being “demolished”. In September 2019, the urgent need to improve the stability of the dam was announced. This requires the dam wall to be lowered by 5 metres as a short-term, interim measure to improve the safety of the community living below the dam. A legislative amendment passed this week allows […]
Paradise Dam essential works drop-in sessions
Community members are invited to attend drop-in sessions regarding the essential work planned at Paradise Dam. Sunwater staff will be on hand to answer questions and discuss wet season preparedness. Session 1 When: Tuesday 10 December, 12.30pm – 2pm Where: Gin Gin RSL Memorial & Community Hall, 37 Milden Street, Gin Gin Session 2 When: Wednesday 11 […]
Paradise water put to productive use
The final water release from Paradise Dam to reach the target level of 42 per cent capacity occurred on 2 December. More than 96 per cent of the water released from the dam has been stored or used for productive purposes. Of the total 103,954 megalitres released, 75,539 megalitres was made available for free to […]
Paradise Dam technical reports available to public
The technical reports that informed Sunwater’s decision to lower Paradise Dam’s wall have now been made available to the public on the Sunwater website. The reports provide a comprehensive account of the dam’s stability issues and validate our decision 10 weeks ago to reduce the storage volume and lower the dam’s wall. Sunwater’s priorities in […]
Boating safety at Paradise Dam
Sunwater is proactively reducing Paradise Dam’s capacity to facilitate essential work to lower the spillway. As the water level reduces, please be aware of water storage hazards. For more information, please view our Safety Notice. Media Enquiries: Sunwater Media TeamPhone: +61 7 3120 0047Email: media@sunwater.com.au […]
Paradise Dam essential work: additional community drop ins
Community members living between Paradise Dam and Bundaberg are invited to attend drop-in sessions regarding the essential work planned at Paradise Dam. Sunwater staff will be on hand to answer questions and discuss wet season preparedness. Session 1 When: Thursday 10 October, 12pm – 2pm Where: Wallaville Hall, 2 Walla St, Wallaville Session 2 […]
Accessing water from Paradise Dam at no charge
Sunwater is releasing 80,000ML of its own allocation from Paradise Dam to facilitate essential work to lower the dam’s spillway wall in 2020 and allow for better community safety management. This water will be made available at no charge for the duration of the release program, which started on Friday 27 September and will continue, […]