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State to consider council's plan to change flood wall design

THE State Government is considering the Fraser Coast Regional Council’s plans to re-scope the Maryborough Flood Levee.

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23rd Sept. 2015 11:09 AM

The council was asking to change the design of the project to fit the $7 million budget.

Tenders awarded for work on Maryborough's 4m flood wall

AFTER a long wait the construction of Maryborough’s flood levee is on the horizon as tenders for the work are released on...

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19th June 2015 11:06 AM

Councillors approved a development application at their ordinary meeting on Wednesday

VIDEO: Rocky storm water drains being fitted with valves

When stormwater drains closed off, Lakes Creek Rd helps create a flood levee to protect homes in low-lying Berserker...

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28th May 2015 8:05 AM

BIG DIFFERENCE: Rockhampton Regional councillor Tony Williams and Mayor Margaret Strelow take a look at the new valves being fitted to stormwater drains in Berserker to prevent future flooding.

MP, mayor spat over flood levee funding

THE Member for Capricornia launched an attack on Rockhampton’s mayor yesterday, saying she shouldn’t be pushing the flood...

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01st Nov. 2014 12:11 PM

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Rockhampton residents urged not to give up the fight

LOCAL Government Minister David Crisafulli has urged Rockhampton Regional Council to continue to “build the case” for the...

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24th Oct. 2014 6:10 AM

BAD TIMES: Tinnies are tied to a street sign in Depot Hill as residents continue to use small boats to get to their homes still cut off from the rest of Rockhampton by floodwaters in 2011. Local Government Minister David Crisafulli wants Rockhampton Regional Council to “build the case” for the South Rockhampton Flood Levee.

$1.5m in flood funding flows to Rockhampton

A $2.8 MILLION North Rockhampton flood mitigation project is set to begin thanks to a $1.5 million contribution from the...

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22nd Oct. 2014 11:10 AM

Member for Keppel Bruce Young, Local Government Minister David Crisafulli, Rockhampton Deputy Mayor Tony Williams and Mayor Margaret Strelow share the good news with local residents and business owners.

Mundubbera levee has breaking point

THE FEASIBILITY of Mundubbera's proposed levee will be determined in the next month by construction costs and flood...

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04th Sept. 2014 6:09 AM

MUNDUBBERA LEVEE: Local Government Minister David Crisafulli (left) with Mayor Don Waugh and Chris Stewart (Mundubbera's Billabong Motel) discuss the benefits of an earthen flood levee for Mundubbera. Photo Shirley Way / Central & North Burnett Times

Fire reveals flood damage

FIRE that burnt away bamboo on the levee bank has revealed the extent of damage the succession of floods has done at Great...

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03rd Sept. 2014 6:09 AM

HIDDEN DANGER: Damage at Great Marlow was revealed when fire burnt off bamboo.

Still hope for CBD levee plan

FLOOD mitigation took a couple of steps forward with the announcement of projects to lift River Rd in Gympie and...

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19th June 2014 7:06 AM

Flood money arrives and levee ‘unfinished business’

A LEVEE to protect Gympie’s CBD is “unfinished business” for Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience Minister...

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19th June 2014 6:06 AM

FLOOD MITIGATION: Gympie Regional Council deputy mayor Tony Perrett and Minister David Crisafulli look over the section of River Rd that will be raised to allow heavy transport flood access through Gympie.