Palaszczuk government defends commitment to water security in Wide Bay Burnett region

Ben Harden
Updated August 5 2021 - 12:50pm, first published 9:30am
Bundaberg MP Tom Smith and Water Minister Glenn Butcher, Gladstone, pictured in front of the Paradise Dam wall in late July. Both MP's are holding a sample of a roller compacted concrete, which is behind the government's dam remediation.
Bundaberg MP Tom Smith and Water Minister Glenn Butcher, Gladstone, pictured in front of the Paradise Dam wall in late July. Both MP's are holding a sample of a roller compacted concrete, which is behind the government's dam remediation.

The state government came under fire for their lack of commitment to improving water security in the Wide Bay-Burnett region during parliamentary estimates hearings last week.

Ben Harden

Ben Harden

Journalist

Queensland Country Life reporter based in Emerald. I report on agriculture and rural news in the central Queensland region. Got a story? Get in touch: 0437528907 or email ben.harden@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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