Mullins Family Scoops The Pool

In the Allora Show Pavilion most of the winning displays of Sheaf Wheat, Seeds and Hay featured the Mullins Family from Goomburra. They also took out Grand Champion with their Sheaf Wheat Exhibit.

Update On Allora Groundwater Supplies

Southern Downs Regional is proactively addressing water security through a multi-pronged approach in readiness for the next drought.

The last drought triggered the Queensland Government’s $19.34 million Southern Downs Drought Resilience Package which included a range of projects aimed at providing water security for Southern Downs including upgrades to the Warwick Water Treatment Plant. As part of the package, works will soon commence on upgrading infrastructure to connect to groundwater supplies in Warwick and Allora which will ease water supply pressure from industries and free up more supply for urban use.

Preparatory works for the proposed Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline, including detailed design, costings, surveying and geotechnical works, are now reaching the final stages. When complete, the project will provide further water security to the region.

Sunwater is collaborating with Council on a solution to access the rest of the dead storage at the dam.

Council has also conducted investigations into further local groundwater supplies near Warwick, Allora and Stanthorpe.

Notwithstanding the many other facets of long-term water security being pursued, Council considers the construction of Emu Swamp Dam to be a critical component of the overall water security solution for Stanthorpe, the Granite Belt and the broader Southern Downs region.