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Current media releases
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24 September 2026 Funding applications open to cap and pipe Great Artesian Basin bores
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) is inviting eligible landholders to apply for funding covering up to 90 per cent of costs to cap and pipe ageing water bore infrastructure through the 2027/28 Great Artesian Basin rehabilitation…
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10 August 2026 Queensland Murray-Darling irrigators urged to secure subsidised telemetry
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) is encouraging irrigators in Queensland’s Murray−Darling Basin to secure a subsidised telemetry device before funding ends.
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3 July 2026 Governance Advisor completes appointment at Redland City Council
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) has announced the completion of Governance Advisor Chris Rose’s six-month appointment to Redland City Council.
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4 June 2026 Irrigators reminded to submit annual water meter readings online and on time
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) is reminding Queensland irrigators and other non-urban water entitlement holders to read their meters on 30 June 2026 and submit their readings by 14 July 2026.
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19 December 2025 Deadline extended for irrigators to install telemetry devices in Queensland’s Murray Darling Basin
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) has amended the Water Regulation 2016 to support irrigators in the Queensland Murray−Darling Basin to meet their upcoming water measurement requirements.
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5 November 2025 Community feedback sought on SEQ water opportunities for farming
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteer (DLGWV) invites feedback from the South East Queensland farming sector on five proposed options to enhance the region's agricultural water security, with the opening of the SEQ Agricultural Regional Water Assessment consultation.
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23 October 2025 Report details the cumulative impact of CSG and mining activities in the Surat
A new iterative report which details the cumulative impact of coal seam gas and coal mining activities in the Surat and the southern Bowen basins has been published today by the independent Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA).
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2 September 2025 GAB cap and pipe project saves more than 1.7GL of water
More than 1,675 megalitres (1.7GL) of Great Artesian Basin water will be saved annually thanks to the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers’ (DLGWV’s) continued work with the $52 million capping and piping program.
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29 August 2025 Border Rivers and Moonie Water Entitlements Notice delivers 27 new water licences, amends 28
Twenty-seven new water licences will be granted in the Border Rivers and Moonie water plan area and another 28 existing licences amended under the new Water Entitlement Notice (WEN) published today by the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers.
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21 July 2025 Burdekin Regional Water Assessment public consultation
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) is urging communities and stakeholders in the Burdekin region to review the newly released draft Burdekin Regional Water Assessment (RWA) Summary Report and provide feedback on the options presented.
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27 June 2025 Unlicensed drillers catch landholders in costly trap
Unlicensed bore drilling outfits are costing landholders tens of thousands of dollars, and valuable time, with bores that are incorrectly drilled resulting in the need to drill a whole new bore or repair a poorly made bore.
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16 June 2025 Drilling company owner fined $30,000
A Sunshine Coast water bore drilling company owner pleaded guilty to 17 breaches of the Water Act 2000 and has been fined $30,000 plus legal costs in the Queensland Magistrates Court today; no conviction was recorded.
Last updated: 24 Sep 2026