Traveston Dam News

Bringing you news about the new Dam proposed by the Queensland Government at Traveston Crossing on the Mary River.

With the re-election of the Beattie Labour Government in Queensland on Saturday 9th September 2006, we believe that the important issue of the proposed dam needs to be highlighted as much as possible to provide a better understanding of the environmental and community impacts facing the Mary Valley. Saturday's election results indicate that the people of Queensland as a whole are either not aware of or not concerned about the destruction of the Mary Valley community or the devastating impact on endangered unique wildlife namely the Mary River Cod (Maccullochella peelii mariensis ), the Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus) and the Queensland Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri).

While Premier Beattie and his Government have been given a mandate by the majority of Queensland voters to "fix the ailing health system" and introduce the "proposed water grid", this mandate should not include the likely community and environmental devastation associated with flooding the rich Mary Valley to provide a water supply for Brisbane.

We acknowledge that water supply is a critical factor for population growth (along with roads and waste disposal etc) and my opinion is that State and Local Government have "missed the target" in their infrastructure planning - something that is evident by the major political backflips we have seen since the dam announcement.

South East Queensland is experiencing unprecedented growth rates and decisive action is necessary to meet the associated infrastructure demands. The Governments new mandate appears to be to build the "water grid" but surely this action must be soundly planned and implemented based on full and proper engineering and environment impact assessment.

The Queensland Government has produced a Mary River Dam Map showing the location of the dam on the Mary River. The Traveston Dam map shows the location of the dam wall and gives an indication of the inundation of the mary River flood plain inthe Valley and the impact on townships areas. It does not give any idea of the community displacement or the impact on the residents who will lose their homes and livelihoods. More information about the dam and a submission to the Govt about the Mary River Water Resource Plan can be found at the Sunshine Coast Environment Council website.

Petition Outcome - I received an email to advise that an e-petition that I signed against the dam has been tabled in Parliament and responded to by Minister Palaszczuk. Click here to view the Minister's response (PDF file 29kb).

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Election campaign gets thorny - Fraser Coast Chronicle

Election campaign gets thorny
Fraser Coast Chronicle
Mr Neville questioned Ms McNeven's conviction as a Hervey Bay councillor on the thorny issue of the Traveston dam, the controversial $1.8 billion State ...

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Shirt as thanks for lungfish help - Sunshine Coast Daily

Shirt as thanks for lungfish help
Sunshine Coast Daily
The group, which was heavily engaged in the battle to stop the Traveston Crossing Dam, has taken the Queensland Government corporation Sunwater to court ...

Hope for school in dam zone - Sunshine Coast Daily

Hope for school in dam zone
Sunshine Coast Daily
A TINY school that closed during the Traveston Dam debacle has been thrown a potential lifeline. Kandanga Creek State School was forced to close late last ...

Eve sets the record straight - Noosa News

Eve sets the record straight
Noosa News
?Our culture and history was worth more than money,? said Dr Fesl who is proud of the Gubbi Gubbi campaign to kill off the Traveston Crossing dam. ...

Garrett to come in for a grilling - Sunshine Coast Daily

Garrett to come in for a grilling
Sunshine Coast Daily
The Traveston Crossing Dam may have been consigned to history but residents of the Mary Valley remain anxious to know the detail of a promised restoration ...

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Bligh 'not surprised' Mary Valley buy-back not popular - ABC Online

Bligh 'not surprised' Mary Valley buy-back not popular
ABC Online
The residents were forced to sell their properties to make way for the Traveston Crossing dam project but Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett ...
Bligh to visit Mary ValleyThe Gympie Times
Mary Valley gets rates reliefThe Gympie Times

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New museum records Mary River fight - ABC Online

New museum records Mary River fight
ABC Online
A new museum and education centre have been built to commemorate the fight to stop the Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie in south-east ...

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Latest SEQIPP on roads is a fizzer - My Sunshine Coast (press release)

Latest SEQIPP on roads is a fizzer
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
?Meanwhile they are wasting half a billion dollars on a water pipeline at the back of the Sunshine Coast which was designed to take the Traveston Dam water ...

Candidates put Wide Bay first - Noosa News

Candidates put Wide Bay first
Noosa News
... for the electorate, which included Noosa Heads and Peregian Beach, and pointed to the LNP's work with the community to block the Traveston Crossing Dam. ...

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Trouble building on gas ventures - Courier Mail

Trouble building on gas ventures
Courier Mail
Twice now, this Federal Government has jumped in on critical development issues in Queensland ? first killing off Traveston Dam and then calling for more ...

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Labor flushes your billions on desal plants before even checking the options
Only now are we getting the cost-benefit analysis - after green-maddened Labor, refusing to build dams, has already invested billions on one of the most
Trouble building on gas ventures
FEDERAL intervention and environmental concerns have shaken confidence in Queensland's emerging gas industries, worth potentially billions to the state.
Water to get more scarce, more expensive
A new study says Australia's water supply problems are only going to get worse as the population soars towards 45 million by mid-century.
Garrett delays Qld LNG projects
BILLIONS of dollars of Queensland coal seam gas projects are on hold for three months so Environment Minister Peter Garrett can study the environmental impacts.
New museum records Mary River fight
A new museum and education centre have been built to commemorate the fight to stop the Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie in south-east Queensland.
Bligh 'not surprised' Mary Valley buy-back not popular
Premier Anna Bligh says she is not surprised most people who were forced to sell their Mary Valley properties on Queensland's Sunshine Coast do not want to buy them back.
Concerns over industrial area use
INFRASTRUCTURE and Planning Minister Sterling Hinchliffe says Ipswich people concerned about hard-to-locate industries have nothing to worry about.

State Government Resources

Mary Valley One Stop Shop
This guide lists the information services and resources available to people in the Mary Valley area.

For more information about the dam proposal visit the Action Group website: Save the Mary River Coordinating Group Website

If you would like more information on our new Mary Valley website or the Cooloolabusiness.com network, please contact:

Allan Caulfield

Email: admin@maryvalley.com.au
Phone: (07) 5482 3478
Mobile: 0409 823 478