Residents may have recently heard the media discussing the State Government's actions to remove Local Government control of water storage and infrastructure in South East Queensland.

For more than ten years Rockhampton City Council has been working towards a future development of a long term water supply that is secure.

Council, in conjunction with SunWater, Gladstone Area Water Board and Livingstone Shire Council has recently submitted a proposal to State Government to have one controlling water body in the region, of which Rockhamtpon City Council will retain part-ownership.

This proposal would mean that the people of Rockhampton will have a stake in all present and future storages in the Lower Fitzroy, not just the Barrage.

Please read the news bulletins below for further information about this complex issue.