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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:23:01 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Paradise Dam</title><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:04:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-AU</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Lungfish court case gearing up</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:18:13 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2009/6/17/lungfish-court-case-gearing-up.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:4351229</guid><description><![CDATA[A SETBACK in the legal battle over a fishway on Paradise Dam has not dampened hopes that the ruling will set a precedent to protect lungfish.

The Wide Bay Burnett Conservation Committee (WBBCC) has gone all the way to the Supreme Court in an attempt to prove that Paradise Dam has contravened its planning permission by having a fish lift they claim does not work.

But Supreme Court Judge Justice Logan dismissed as &#8220;irrelevant&#8221; much of the evidence gathered by WBBBCC, including their claim that defendents Burnett Water knew that the lift was not working properly.
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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-2631975.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Beattie holds key to Paradise Dam</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:34:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2008/7/2/beattie-holds-key-to-paradise-dam.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:1961746</guid><description><![CDATA[Self-professed &#8216;media-tart&#8217; Premier Beattie dusted down and then donned his trusty Akubra before heading to the cane fields of Bundaberg at an early stage of his subsequent election triumph.

The intention was clear - to shore up jobs in the district with talk of new dams, enlarged ports and fresh job opportunities. This latter point remains an especially sensitive issue for Mr Beattie because he has failed to shake the odium surrounding his stated objective of reigning-in the State&#8217;s unemployment levels to five percent.

All-up, and as a result of the proposed infrastructure changes, some 900 jobs may be created - certainly during the construction phase.

At the time, almost a year ago to the day, the talk was of guaranteeing farmers an annual yield of 130,000ML of water. More than anything the district&#8217;s cropping industries are looking for certainty.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-1961746.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Paradise Dam to undergo green audit</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 00:05:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2007/5/15/paradise-dam-to-undergo-green-audit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:1054854</guid><description><![CDATA[The Federal Government will carry out an environmental audit of Paradise Dam, west of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland, next month.

A Department of Environment and Water spokeswoman says the audit is designed to ensure the project has been implemented as the Commonwealth proposed.

Kevin Ingersole from the Save the Mary River Coordinating Group says the State Government has failed to comply with the conditions and he fears the same could happen with the proposed Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie.
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However, the dam faces new criticism from environmentalists that it is an economic dud.

The $200 million dam, built near Bundaberg two years ago, was valued at $76 million in SunWater&#8217;s 2005-06 annual report.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-1044194.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Water grids</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:27:49 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2007/2/3/water-grids.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:896099</guid><description><![CDATA[Some 18 months ago I wrote about a company called Sunwater, who owns the Paradise Dam, among many others, even including the Scrivener Dam in Canberra. Sunwater’s annual report declared that they made $97.9 million profit from water sales from the good old Paradise Dam, and this whilst the naive citizens of Brisbane maintain strict water restrictions. The sold water was purchased by power houses, beer corporations, cotton farm­ers, irrigationists and so on. When I reported Sunwater’s profits it hardly raised a comment. Let us hope that now people are starting to get a grasp on the bigger picture, and may strive to put an end to all this greed and madness.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-896099.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The politics of the Burnett River Dam</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:38:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2007/1/15/the-politics-of-the-burnett-river-dam.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:865531</guid><description><![CDATA[A number of events are taking place in Queensland that are significant for the future of environmental and water management.

Foremost is recent comment by the current Minister of Environment, Dean Wells, stating: &#8220;If there&#8217;s an election undertaking, then that overrides any studies that might be done.&#8221;

This presumably means no economic or environmental studies were taken into consideration in the approval process for the Burnett River Dam, including the latest report entitled Burnett Region Least Cost Planning Study commissioned by the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency from The Institute of Sustainable Futures.


The second event is the imminent move by the Commonwealth government to accredit the states to assume certain responsibilities under the EPBC Act 1999 through bi-lateral agreements.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-865531.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Minister calls for further research into lungfish</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:09:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2007/1/15/minister-calls-for-further-research-into-lungfish.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:864985</guid><description><![CDATA[“In particular the Government will:

• Establish a new fishway at Claude Wharton Weir in 2007
• Establish or upgrade fish electronic monitoring devices at Ned Churchward Weir (1 December 2006) and at Kirar Weir (early 2007)
• Undertake further investigations into lungfish spawning in particular whether lungfish are successfully spawning in impoundments at Paradise Dam, Ned Churchward Weir, Claude Wharton Weir and at Enoggera Dam and North Pine Dam in Brisbane
• Undertake a 10-year lungfish monitoring program at a cost of $1million and
• Complete preparation of a Lungfish Recovery Plan (or Management Plan) by January 2007 for which $1 million has been reserved under the Burnett Program of Actions to implement this Plan and a range of other measures.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-864985.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Landholders near Paradise Dam upset over pressure to sell</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:37:54 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2007/1/2/landholders-near-paradise-dam-upset-over-pressure-to-sell.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:845867</guid><description><![CDATA[Property owners near the site of the proposed Paradise Dam, near Bundaberg, say heavy-handed tactics are being used to force them to sell their land.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/rss-comments-entry-845867.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Excerpts from: Innovation and Technology Infrasructure</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:20:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/paradise-dam/2006/12/26/excerpts-from-innovation-and-technology-infrasructure.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:999993:836923</guid><description><![CDATA[Queensland has some 30 major dams (ie. dams with a storage capacity of over 50 000 megalitres), most of them owned by the State owned SunWater Corporation. The replacement value of these assets is estimated to be some $2.5 billion. In addition, local governments own water supply, water treatment and wastewater infrastructure with an estimated replacement value of $18 billion. Water Boards, mining companies and individual landholders own other water infrastructure.

Total water use within the State is approaching 3.5 million megalitres per annum. By comparison, the mean annual discharge of all Queensland streams is some 159 million megalitres. A large proportion of the mean annual discharge is in the sparsely populated and largely undeveloped Cape York Peninsula and North West region. Of the water consumed annually, about 65% is used for agricultural irrigation, 17% for urban purposes, 14% for stock and rural domestic purposes and 4% for industry, particularly power generation.

The Government has several broad strategies to maximise the sustainable supply of water to support economic growth in industries requiring water. These strategies are focused on planning for sustainable development, facilitating greater water trading, improving water use efficiency and encouraging water-recycling opportunities.
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