South East Queenslanders are being challenged to commit to using water wisely, as we head into the traditionally drier winter months.

More than 7000 koala habitat trees have been planted near the North Pine Dam and Water Treatment Plant, in an effort to protect the local koala population from operational sites.

Seqwater, South East Queensland’s bulk water supply authority is delighted to welcome Emma Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), after a significant nationwide recruitment process. 

Dam engineers are using scale models of the proposed upgrades to test and refine the designs for large engineering projects on some of South East Queensland’s most important dams.

The Gold Coast Desalination Plant is continuing to boost South East Queensland’s water supply, producing more than 20 billion litres of drinking water in the past year.

It was the Queensland Premier of the time, Mr E M Hanlon, who commissioned the oldest section of the East Bank Water Treatment Plant on 13 May 1948.

This section of the plant will be the first to...

Used waste containers that were destined for the landfill are instead being turned into charitable funds to assist vital mental health support services across Australia.