Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water The Honourable Glenn Butcher
The ban on new commercial groundwater bores being drilled on Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook has been extended beyond its original March 5 expiry by the Palaszczuk Government.
Minister for Water Glenn Butcher said extending the moratorium on new bores would allow the government to continue working with local councils, the community and scientific experts to investigate groundwater resources for the Scenic Rim and Gold Coast hinterland.
“We take our responsibility as steward of our State’s water resources extremely seriously, and we appreciate that local residents are concerned about the sustainability of groundwater resources at Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook,” Mr Butcher said.