Rockhampton Regional Council has confirmed that its position on acquiring the northern suburbs of Glenlee, Glendale and Rockyview remains unchanged.
The Local Government Change Commissioner wrote to the council last month for an update on its position on the review, given there is a new mayor.
New mayor Tony Williams remains of the same view that the northern suburbs, currently part of Livingstone Shire, should be amalgamated into Rockhampton Regional Council’s boundaries.
“As some time have passed since the referral was received, I wanted to take this opportunity to confirm the official position of the newly formed Rockhampton Regional Council regarding the proposed change. I have also contacted the Livingstone Shire Council to seek their views regarding the proposed boundary change,” the Change Commissioner wrote in the letter.
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The trial revealed the process took even less time than initially thought.
Fitzroy River Water manager Dr Jason Plumb said he was very happy with the trial.
“We have successfully trialed the delivery of drinking water from Gracemere, up the Razorback, and safely through the township of Mount Morgan,” Dr Plumb said. Fitzroy River Water manager Jason Plumb. Picture: Contributed
“We are just finishing pumping and unloading about 25,000 litres of drinking water into the storage reservoir behind me.
“It’s been quite successful, and we are very confident we will be able to meet demand as required in the future.”
In the meantime the council intends to look into and consult residents about a more sustainable solution.
The No.7 dam is now at 9.9 per cent – three to six months’ worth of drinkable water – but the council stressed residents would not be forsaken.
Fitzroy River Water manager Jason Plumb said the three to six month estimate was based on expected evaporation and the fact Mount Morgan residents used about 750 kilolitres of water a day.
“There is the potential as the dam level continues to drop that the water might reach a point where it becomes more difficult to treat … that might become the obvious trigger commencing tanking in water,” he said.