Author: Peta Leveritt-Baker

With new picnic shelters, barbeques, more car parks and expanded waterfront access, there’s never been a better time to visit Lake Awoonga. Gladstone Area Water Board, the owner and operator of Lake Awoonga, has completed a six-month construction and maintenance program to refresh the recreational areas at Lake Awoonga. Gladstone Area Water Board CEO Darren […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) recognises the vital contributions individuals and community organisations make to the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the areas in which we operate. That’s why GAWB offers opportunities for community investment funding and in-kind support, with applications now open for community groups and individuals. Gladstone Area Water Board CEO Darren […]

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A milestone has been reached with the official registration of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) between Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) and the Darumbal People in Central Queensland as part of the state’s $983 million pipeline project. GAWB and DPAC marked this significant milestone last week at a ceremony and morning tea held at […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board has released Geospatial Information System (GIS) data about our water supply network alignments to make it easier for private enterprise, local councils and the State Government to plan for, and invest in, future infrastructure projects supported by the GAWB network. The datasets – which are now available free of charge on […]

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From 1 July 2024, all motorised watercraft will be prohibited from a new marine zone at Riverston Bay at Lake Awoonga, making it safer for people wanting to swim, kayak, stand up paddle board or just float around in the calm protected water. Gladstone Area Water Board CEO Darren Barlow said the change was requested […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) has wrapped up the latest round of routine safety inspections of Awoonga Dam. Led by a team of specialist consultant engineers, the inspections are undertaken every year as part of GAWB’s Dam Safety Management program, and in line with Queensland’s guidelines for a referable dam. Representatives from the Dam Safety […]

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