Project overview

The Improving Water Security in First Nations Communities – Treatment, Storage and Pumping Mini Plant Program – Phase 1 project will deliver self-contained treatment, storage and pumping plants to 15 remote First Nations communities in the Kimberley region. These communities have serious issues with water access including:

Project overview

The Water Pipework Replacement Program – Phase 1 project will replace aged and damaged water pipework in 20 remote First Nations communities in the Goldfields, Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. The communities face high water loss and frequent burst pipes, contributing to total water outages.

The new infrastructure will increase water quality and reliability by reducing:

Project overview

The Improving Water Security in First Nations Communities – Bore Pipe Upgrade – Phase 1 project will deliver new bore pipes to Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

The program will provide pipe replacements in 15 remote communities, including 10 in the Kimberley region. Another 5 communities will be added to the program after assessment of existing infrastructure assets and engagement with communities across the state.

The project will provide an engineering analysis of essential water infrastructure for 55 remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. It will assist in better understanding the essential services assets in these communities. It will also inform solutions to secure water supplies and availability.

The business case project will deliver 3 reports:

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The Iga Warta Water Security project will provide a boost to water supply quality and security in the Iga Warta Homeland. Local water quality will improve through new water treatment. It will also provide better drought resilience through new water supply and storage. This will support the community to invigorate tourism and businesses on the Homeland.

The project involves:

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The Gove Peninsula Water Supply Upgrade project will provide long term water security for Yirrkala and Gunyangara. Both communities experience significant water loss and increasing water demand.

The project will reduce water loss from the ageing water distribution system in Yirrkala by replacing 6 km of pipeline and upgrading connections.

The project will also assess the water supply to Gunyangara. This will identify options to ensure future sustainability.

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The Maningrida Water Supply Upgrade will improve the reliability of the Maningrida community’s water network. There is a high and growing demand for water in Maningrida, and the northern community is at very high risk of future water source failure without water infrastructure development.

Works in the upgrade package include:

• a new water tank to expand storage capacity
• construction of new pipelines to connect the new tank to the network
• replacement of old, leaky pipes.

This project will:

The Milingimbi Water Security Strategy is a package of 3 design and construction projects across 3 locations on Milingimbi Island in the Northern Territory. The package will:

• equip 2 existing bores to increase supply, and construct an associated rising main and overhead powerline
• drill 4 new production bores and up to 6 monitoring bores
• installing equipment in up to 4 new production bores and 6 monitoring bores.

The projects will:

Project overview

The Yuendumu Water Security and Supply Strategy addresses the severe risk of water source failure in Yuendumu, in central Northern Territory. It also supports development opportunities within the remote Aboriginal community.

The project is a construction package of 3 water infrastructure projects, which will provide greater water security. Work includes: