Weir project to provide water security and jobs for the Towers

By Matt Sherrington
Updated June 19 2016 - 9:36pm, first published 5:30pm
Landholder Michael Penna, Charters Towers Regional Council Mayor Liz Schmidt, Craig Wilson from the Premiers Department and the Deptartment of State Development's Matt Morris inspecting the Big Rocks Weir project location.
Landholder Michael Penna, Charters Towers Regional Council Mayor Liz Schmidt, Craig Wilson from the Premiers Department and the Deptartment of State Development's Matt Morris inspecting the Big Rocks Weir project location.

A $30 million water reservoir project that would drought-proof the Charters Towers community and create the potential for enhanced agricultural activity in the district has been in the pipeline for some time and only requires government funding and approval to be greenlighted.

Get the latest QLD news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.