Rookwood Weir - Latest News
Rookwood Weir spills water for the first time
Posted on January 8th, 2024
Central Queensland’s new Rookwood Weir began spilling water for the first time in the early hours of Wednesday 27 December 2023. The weir is currently at 122 per cent capacity, after reaching its full supply level of 74,300 megalitres. The spill… Read more »
Australia’s largest weir since World War 2 now complete
Posted on November 29th, 2023
Construction on Australia’s newest major water infrastructure asset is now complete. The $568.9 million Rookwood Weir, west of Rockhampton, will yield 86,000 megalitres each year to boost economic growth, agricultural production and industry in Central Queensland. It is the largest… Read more »
Rookwood Weir site visit
Posted on October 25th, 2023
On Friday 20th of October Sunwater hosted a visit to Rookwood Weir for Capricorn Enterprise and our industry guests. Sunwater’s Jay Merritt hosted the tour and provided insights into the innovative engineering techniques that were used to build the weir,… Read more »
Rookwood water tenders to support good farming jobs in CQ
Posted on November 23rd, 2022
Central Queensland farmers will be able to bid for water from the $367.2 million Rookwood Weir, with online tenders officially open from today. Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said the second tranche of water licenses was… Read more »
Rookwood Weir water sales
Posted on June 23rd, 2020
Tender for Tender One and Expression of Interest (EOI) for Tender Two opened Another key milestone for the Rookwood Weir Project has been reached with water allocation sales opportunities from Rookwood Weir now open. The Invitation to Tender for Tender… Read more »
Rookwood Weir Roundup brought to you by Sunwater
Posted on June 16th, 2020
Edition 3: 16 June 2020 Welcome to the Rookwood Weir Roundup, a newsletter update from Sunwater. Each month, the Rookwood Weir Project team is committed to providing a progress update and sharing with you how Sunwater is investing in the region… Read more »
Rookwood Weir Roundup
Posted on May 19th, 2020
Edition 2: 14 May 2020 Welcome to the Rookwood Weir Roundup, a newsletter update from Sunwater. Each month, the Rookwood Weir Project team is committed to providing a progress update and sharing with you how Sunwater is investing in the region… Read more »
Fitzroy Basin Water Plan consultation
Posted on May 19th, 2020
The Queensland Government wants to maximise the benefits of the Rookwood Weir project by bringing this new infrastructure into the region’s water planning framework. On 29 April 2020, the Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy released the notice of… Read more »
Rookwood Weir Roundup brought to you by Sunwater
Posted on April 16th, 2020
Edition 1: 9 April 2020 Welcome to the first edition of the Rookwood Weir Roundup. Each month, the Rookwood Weir Project team is committed to providing an update on the progress of the project and sharing with you how Sunwater… Read more »
Local Projects to Drive the Regional Economy for Next Decade
Posted on January 30th, 2019
Unprecedented capital investment in projects across our local area over the next decade will result in renewed business and investment confidence plus provide a boost in economic stimulus across our entire Capricorn region. With in excess of $3.5 Billion in… Read more »
