Funding delivered to keep Urannah Dam moving

The Australian Government has committed a further $12.65 million towards the Urannah Dam business case and approvals project, bringing the total committed funding to $22.65 million.

The additional funding will enable planning and approvals work, and geotechnical studies to be carried out which is expected to be completed in mid-2022.

The proposed Urannah Dam project would include a new 970 gigalitre dam 50 kilometres from Collinsville, Queensland, and a 200 kilometre pipeline network south to the Moranbah area.

The project stands to open up approximately 20,000 hectares of prime agricultural land and support more than 1800 jobs.

Read more in the Deputy Prime Minister’s media release.

For more information on the Urannah Dam business case and approval project please see our project page.