Amid a summer of bushfires higher temperatures, here's a look at the current state of play for water supplies across...
17th Jan. 2020 5:01 PM
Satellite images have raised eyebrows after blue spots appeared in a region of New South Wales, prompting some serious...
20th Oct. 2019 8:10 AM
Construction of nearly $3 billion worth of dams in the state’s most drought-ravaged regions would be fast-tracked under a...
31st May 2019 7:05 AM
Learn about a new culture, discover a new book, or tackle a hike through the bush together.
15th Dec. 2018 9:12 AM
Are you aware of the dangers of low level dams?
11th Dec. 2018 1:12 AM
The latest in a long line of plans to snatch water from the Clarence River has met with the traditional response from...
24th April 2018 5:04 AM
LNP Shadow Infrastructure Minister Andrew Powell has taken a swipe at the Palaszczuk Labor Government for "failing to...
12th April 2018 4:04 PM
Proposed quarry developments challenged by residents
15th March 2018 5:03 AM
THE Sunshine Coast has woken to a chillier morning as autumn finally announces its arrival, with temperatures dipping below...
12th March 2018 9:03 AM
The Bureau of Meteorology's weather radar shows a 'cyclonic rotation' over Mackay and Townsville, with a low pressure...
28th Feb. 2018 9:02 AM
HEAVY rain and storms that hit the Sunshine Coast last Friday and over the weekend have filled the region's dams, except...
27th Feb. 2018 7:02 AM
SUNSHINE Coast dams have been the big winners from heavy rain across the southeast.
24th Feb. 2018 11:02 AM
MOST Coast dams are spilling today after heavy rain took them past capacity.
11th Dec. 2017 9:12 AM
RESIDENTS living downstream from a number of Wide Bay dams can now register to receive emergency information from...
02nd Oct. 2017 11:10 AM
The majority of hinterland residents, when times are good, preach natural resources and bring their tank water to hospital...
13th Sept. 2017 7:09 AM
The money from anglers who pay for stocked impoundment permits goes to local stocking groups so they can buy native fish...
04th Aug. 2017 5:08 AM
ONLY one week ago, South East Queensland water authority was warning the region was about to enter "the drought readiness...
03rd April 2017 5:04 AM
'But this is not comparable to the 2011 situation'.
30th March 2017 9:03 AM
Seqwater’s Flood Operations Centre will go on alert today with up to 400mm of rain forecast to fall over the next three...
29th March 2017 6:03 PM
WATER levels in dams across the region are in steady decline and without rain Toowoomba Regional Council could be forced to...
07th March 2017 2:03 PM
THE COAST'S falling water supplies are being bolstered by a network set up in the wake of nation's worst drought since...
02nd March 2017 5:03 AM
HOT weather is drying up the Coast's drinking water dams but help from our southern neighbours is keeping supplies...
02nd March 2017 5:03 AM
Lake Macdonald at Cooroy has fallen to 53.5 per cent of capacity.
01st March 2017 4:03 PM
WHILE most of Queensland is in drought, more than 1000mm has drenched parts of the Mackay region over the past few...
23rd Feb. 2017 12:02 PM
A MIRANI police officer says offroad drivers - "foolish idiots” - have been entering restricted areas at Teemburra...
27th Jan. 2017 6:01 AM
MP Jason Costigan wants to create a tourist experience with a difference in the Mackay-Whitsunday hinterland
23rd Jan. 2017 2:01 PM
THE region's lakes and parks are a popular destination for the summer holidays with the important message of water safety...
11th Jan. 2017 6:01 AM
CLAIMS new water projects on the Burnett River have been put on hold due to the State Government's inaction have Leanne...
14th Oct. 2016 5:10 PM
RECREATIONAL fishers will be able to fish in 31 new dams and weirs from 1 July including Bundy’s Ben Anderson Barrage and...
21st June 2016 6:06 PM
Wild weather will begin to ease throughout the rest of the day after an east coast low moved through the region quicker...
04th June 2016 12:06 PM
BILLIONS of dollars are up for grabs as the Federal Government opens the floodgates to encourage regional Australia to...
03rd May 2016 7:05 PM
SWIMMERS and boaties are urged to take particular care around rivers and dams this Easter long weekend.
23rd March 2016 12:03 PM
LOW flow releases are continuing this week from Somerset and Wivenhoe dams as part of Seqwater’s Dam Improvement...
08th Feb. 2016 12:02 PM
INSTEAD of catching fish tomorrow, anglers are being asked to help release up to 3000 barramundi.
29th Jan. 2016 5:01 PM
Visitors to Seqwater lakes, including Imbil’s Borumba Dam, have been warned about potential outbreaks of blue-green algae...
02nd Jan. 2016 5:01 AM
SEQWATER is urging people to play it safe when celebrating over the New Year long weekend at the region’s dams, lakes and...
31st Dec. 2015 9:12 AM
SO FAR I have not entered the debate about whether or not to lower the level of water in the Wivenhoe Dam because I am not...
08th Dec. 2015 9:12 PM
FISHING: There will be some great barramundi caught this weekend, with elite anglers in the region for the Rapala Barra...
18th Nov. 2015 5:11 AM
SWIMMERS are being warned to take care around dams over the upcoming warmer months as blue-green algae is more likely to...
16th Nov. 2015 10:11 AM
SUNWATER is reminding visitors to dams over the coming months that warmer weather could lead to increases in blue-green...
11th Nov. 2015 9:11 AM
HUNDREDS of hectares of koala habitat are now better protected thanks to enhancement projects recently completed around the...
04th Nov. 2015 3:11 PM
RESIDENTS will meet with SEQ Water engineers this afternoon to hear an explanation about plans to reduce the capacity of...
22nd Oct. 2015 12:10 PM
IT’S time for Central Queensland to be on the same page when it comes to water storage.
21st Oct. 2015 5:10 AM
GOGANGO grazier Ann Kirk is “opposed 200%” to a mega dam at The Gap for a couple of reasons.
21st Sept. 2015 6:09 AM
THE NSW Government introduced the Dams Safety Bill 2015 to the NSW Parliament, which will further improve dam safety...
27th Aug. 2015 4:08 PM
TWO of Rockhampton’s biggest infrastructure projects have been identified as having strong potential for Commonwealth...
06th July 2015 6:07 AM
TRAFFIC on the Bruce Highway is still slow at best after last night's intense rain storm.
02nd May 2015 12:05 PM
A PROMINENT Mary River conservationist has challenged ex-Premier Peter Beattie to a public debate.
15th April 2015 5:04 AM
Deb Frecklington has attacked the state Labor Government for its "knee-jerk reaction" to the flood mitigation dam...
26th Feb. 2015 11:02 PM
A SCORCHING summer has seen Australian families flock to the nation’s waterways but life savers are warning that for too...
27th Jan. 2015 5:01 AM
