Proponent announced for $352M Rockwood Weir project

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Infrastructure developer SunWater has been confirmed as the proponent for the $352 million Rookwood Weir project.

Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher said the Queensland Government has allocated $66 million in the 2018-19 State Budget to progress the infrastructure.

“Once constructed, Rookwood Weir will have the ability to supply 76,000 ML per annum of water for the region – a resource that will underpin agricultural growth and supply industrial and urban water throughout Gladstone and the Capricorn Coast,” Mr Butcher said.

Member for Rockhampton Barry O’Rourke said the weir, to be built on the Fitzroy 60 kilometres south-west of Rockhampton, would provide water certainty for Central Queensland.

“SunWater is well placed to develop and operate Rookwood Weir. The infrastructure will be integrated into their existing local network which includes Eden Bann Weir and Stanwell Pipeline.”

SunWater Chief Executive Officer Nicole Hollows said the company had worked with Gladstone Area Water Board during the preliminary phases of the project to identify demand for water in Central Queensland and the drivers for economic growth.

“Our research tells us there are primary producers in the region with an appetite for growing their business, diversifying into new crops or using their land differently,” Ms Hollows said.

“Irrigated water from Rookwood Weir would empower many of them to do this in the future.’’

Rockwood Weir will provide a combined 42,000 megalitres of water every year for agricultural and commercial use.