Please direct all media enquiries to the Seqwater Communications Team:
Please note, media and news items from 1 January 2012 are available at www.seqwater.com.au.
Media releases
| 25 October 2012 | No lifeguards here - weir safety campaign launched
The SEQ Water Grid has launched a safety campaign warning the community about the dangers of swimming in weirs and fast flowing water. more...
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| 26 September 2012 |
Seqwater response to Commission of Inquiry
Seqwater has now finalised its response to the Floods Commission of Inquiry Final Report. more...
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| 16 March 2012 |
Seqwater notes Commission's final report
Seqwater notes the release of the final report of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry. more...
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| 23 January 2012 |
Seqwater response to The Australian
Claims in The Australian newspaper today suggesting Seqwater breached its operational manual during the January 2011 flood are inaccurate and unfounded. more...
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| 5 January 2012 |
Pest pine removal at Kurwongbah & Wappa dams
Two separate areas of exotic pine trees will be removed near Kurwongbah and Wappa dams to help regenerate native vegetation and improve koala habitat. more...
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| 19 December 2011 |
Hinze Dam reopens to public
After nearly four years under construction, Hinze Dam on the Gold Coast has reopened to the public. more...
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| 28 September 2011 |
Environmental acclaim for Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant
The Water Grid’s Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant has won the 2011 International Water Reuse Project of the Year award. more... |
| 11 November 2010 |
Weirs can be deadly – stay clear this summer
Water Grid representatives today pleaded with the community and particularly young people to be aware of the dangers of swimming in weirs and fast flowing water. The call came as part of the in-school launch of this year’s ‘No Lifeguards Here’ weir safety campaign. more...
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| 13 October 2010 |
Water Grid Update - Dam Levels and Releases
The supply capacity of South East Queensland’s top three dams remains at 100 per cent, with Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine Dam continuing controlled releases. more...
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| 17 September 2010 |
Borumba Dam facilities get a facelift
The Borumba Dam has recently undergone some changes to improve facilities for the public, to meet increased demand from boat users. more...
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| 10 August 2010 |
Smart water quality sensor network wins iAward for CSIRO and Seqwater
A smart sensor network developed by CSIRO and Seqwater to monitor the quality of drinking water in south–east Queensland has earned one of the Australian ICT industry’s highest accolades. more...
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| 9 August 2010 |
Recreation upgrade for Ewen Maddock Dam
Seqwater’s Maddock Park and beach will undergo a major facelift ahead of summer with new facilities planned for the recreational area. Stage 1 of the improvement works are due to start on 9 August and include a new paddle craft access ramp, new toilet block and a new multi-use facility providing easy access to the board walk. more...
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| 4 August 2010 |
Harvesting works at Wappa Dam and Ewen Maddock Dam
Seqwater will begin harvesting exotic pine trees around Wappa Dam and Ewen Maddock Dam from August 9 as part of a weed control project to protect the natural vegetation. The harvesting of 14 hectares of land is expected to take three weeks to complete, depending on weather conditions. more...
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| 31 March 2010 | Record Easter crowds to visit South East Queensland dams
Seqwater and the Queensland Police Service have launched a joint campaign encouraging the community to play it safe across South East Queensland dams this Easter. Over the Easter long weekend, Seqwater Rangers and Queensland Police will conduct patrols around the major dams as part of a “Don’t be DAM Stupid” dam safety campaign. more...
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| 2 March 2010 |
Seqwater gets dirty for Business Clean Up Australia Day
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day. To help support this important event, Seqwater staff volunteers will be participating in Business Clean Up Day in Capalaba. more...
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| 19 February 2010 |
Seqwater announces water education school competition winners
Four Year 4 students from Nudgee Junior College could be future water leaders in the making after winning the Seqwater Up a Dry Gully water education competition. The annual Seqwater Up a Dry Gully competition challenges students to identify how water can be delivered to a community now and into the future against changing climate conditions and growing population. more...
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21 December 2009
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Be DAM smart
Seqwater has launched a community education and awareness campaign focussing on dam safety. With the slogan “Be Dam Smart” and continuing the “Safe for Life” theme, the campaign has been developed and in consultation with Queensland Police and Seqwater Rangers who will actively patrol recreational areas over the summer period. more...
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21 October 2009
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Seqwater launches weir safety campaign
Seqwater today has launched a weir safety campaign to make young people aware of the dangers of swimming in fast flowing water and weirs as part of National Water Week (18–24 October 2009). more...
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15 October 2009
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Recreation access to Hinze Dam temporarily closed
Recreation access to Hinze Dam has been closed temporarily as a precaution following water quality sampling by Seqwater. Hinze Dam is now closed to water-based activities including boating, fishing, canoeing and kayaking until further notice. more…
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12 October 2009
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Clay core cracked as Hinze Dam upgrade reaches major milestone
The Hinze Stage 3 project has now reached its key milestone with the opening of the central clay core. The preparation work has now been completed and the Hinze Dam Alliance is now ready to commence building the 15 metre high extension. Acting State Premier Paul Lucas and Minister for Natural Resources, Mines & Energy Stephen Robertson toured the facility with Seqwater Chairman Phil Hennessey and CEO Peter Borrows. more...
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22 September 2009
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A future water leader in the making
Sunshine Coast high school student Kym Wittholz is set to take on the nation’s brightest as the inaugural winner of the Seqwater Future Water Leaders School Challenge. She will now compete to be the Australian entrant for the International Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden in August 2010. more…
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15 September 2009
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Seqwater committed to koala conservation
As part of Save the Koala month, Seqwater is planting more than 2,500 koala fodder trees near North Pine Dam. more...
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8 September 2009
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A better way of managing recreation around SEQ dams
A framework to better manage South East Queensland’s dams and catchments for recreation has today been released for public comment. more…
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21 August 2009
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Seqwater launches water education competition
A new water competition for South East Queensland schools is set to inspire our future water managers, engineers and planners. The Seqwater Up a Dry Gully competition will challenge students to identify how water can be delivered to a community now and into the future against changing climate conditions and growing population. more...
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20 August 2009
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Federal funding to improve monitoring work
Seqwater has been successful in gaining just over $440,000 in Commonwealth funding to improve hydrological monitoring work across the region’s streams and storages. more…
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19 May 2009
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Seqwater improves water quality monitoring at Lake Baroon
Seqwater is installing a Vertical Profiling System (VPS), a wireless real time water quality data collection and early warning system, in Lake Baroon. more...
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1 May 2009
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Improvements to Kilcoy drinking water supply
Seqwater would like to advise local residents that the Kilcoy water treatment plant is undergoing essential maintenance to improve its reliability and performance. more…
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8 April 2009
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Fighting weeds with weevils
Aquatic weed outbreaks in some of south east Queensland’s dams are proving no match for the humble weevil as a result of a biological control program co-ordinated by Seqwater more… |
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5 April 2009
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Seqwater dams hit 50%
The combined capacity of Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine dams has reached 50%. more… |
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17 March 2009
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Seqwater catchment is croaking
An innovative frog monitoring program being undertaken by Seqwater has revealed one of south-east Queensland’s catchments is croaking with some of Australia’s endangered amphibians. more… |
For all media enquiries regarding the Seqwater Communications Team on:
Mobile: 0417 869 844
Email: media@seqwgm.qld.gov.au