Community
16 October, 2024
Remote water funding
REMOTE communities in Far North Queensland will be part of a $62 million water infrastructure program to improve “unacceptable” quality of drinking water available to some 600,000 people.
The communities, which include Wujal Wujal, Dajarra, Cherbourg, Mornington Island, Doomadgee, Bamaga, Seisia, New Mapoon, Umagico, Injinoo and Birdsville, will have access to supply of secure and reliable drinking water to improve wellbeing and meet basic personal and household needs.
“About 600,000 Australians don’t have access to clean drinking water,” Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said.
“It’s unacceptable that some of our communities are still relying on water that’s murky, or contains unsafe levels of minerals, heavy metals and chemicals.
Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said.
The funding will repair deteriorating and failing drinking water infrastructure in 11 remote or Indigenous communities in Queensland which include Wujal Wujal, Dajarra, Cherbourg, Mornington Island, Doomadgee, Bamaga, Seisia, New Mapoon, Umagico, Injinoo and Birdsville.
