Queensland Hydro

Queensland Hydro's Community Grants Program is open for Round 2, offering up to $10,000 ex GST to eligible community groups in the #Gympie and #Somerset local government areas. 👏 The program is designed to support initiatives that are meaningful to local communities around the #Borumba Project area. Applications will be assessed by the Community Benefits Panel, which includes eight local community members, who will make recommendations to us for funding. For all the info, head to: https://lnkd.in/gSi87GHj 💧 #QldHydro

Public comment period extended. ✍ With Tropical Cyclone Alfred impacting the community and our staff, we’ve decided to allow additional time for public comment on the draft #Borumba preliminary documentation for proposed exploratory works. Queensland Hydro will now accept comments until 5:00pm on Friday 14 March 2025. You can find out more about the exploratory works public comment period at: https://lnkd.in/g78-tcdW 💧 #QldHydro

Investing in the next generation! 🎓 Queensland Hydro’s Borumba Project will do far more than just ensure we all have access to reliable, renewable electricity on demand. It will create a skills and knowledge legacy for generations to come. 🌞 Through scholarships and bursaries for local students, we’re building a pipeline of talent equipped and trained to deliver game-changing infrastructure projects in the renewables sector. 💪👷 Over the life of our Project, we’ll be creating plenty of jobs and helping countless numbers of school leavers reach their potential in new industries. 💚 Head to our website for more: https://lnkd.in/gGMPnDPn 💧#QldHydro #Borumba

The public comment period is now open for Commonwealth approvals documentation for the #Borumba Project’s exploratory works. ✍ This step is a requirement undertaken at the direction, and with the oversight, of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). You have until midday Monday 10 March 2025 to make your submission. Once completed, the Minister for the Environment and Water will then decide on whether to approve the Project, including any conditions of approval. So, what do exploratory works involve? 🤔 Exploratory works are critical to understanding the geotechnical conditions and characteristics of Queensland Hydro's Borumba Project site, building on knowledge we’ve gathered throughout the investigations stage. 🔍👀 For more info, check out the full video with Natasha Patterson, Executive General Manager, Communities and Environment on our website here: https://lnkd.in/g78-tcdW 💧#QldHydro

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Get to know a more about exploratory works and what’s involved for our #Borumba Project! Like all major infrastructure projects, we must go through several phases before the project can be given the go ahead by regulators. 🚦✅ Exploratory works help Queensland Hydro prepare our Borumba Project site for future main works, and include: 🔎 Surface geotechnical investigations 👷 A range of supporting works, including temporary workers’ accommodation camps, minor road improvements, vehicle washdown facilities, material compounds and temporary bridges 🕳️ Excavation of tunnels to reach the location of the proposed underground cavern. Queensland Hydro is currently seeking regulatory approval for exploratory works from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) via preliminary documentation under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1991 (EPBC Act). We’re also working with state and local governments on other regulatory approvals required under relevant legislation. Find out more on our website here: https://lnkd.in/g78-tcdW 💧 #QldHydro

Have your say! Queensland Hydro is inviting public comment as part of the approvals process for the #Borumba Pumped Hydro Project’s proposed exploratory works.  💬    The Borumba Project is proposed to be delivered in two stages - exploratory works and main works – with exploratory works occurring first.     The public comment period is open from today until midday on Monday 10 March 2025. 🗓️    The Commonwealth Government assessment process of the exploratory works for the Borumba Project is via preliminary documentation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).      We know that our proposed Project is ultimately better off when we have input from our neighbours and local communities. The comment period allows you to review our draft preliminary documentation and submit comments.    Head to our website for all the details on exploratory works and see how to make a public comment: https://lnkd.in/g78-tcdW 💧#QldHydro

Looking to supply to Queensland Hydro? We're committed to providing genuine opportunities to local suppliers and boosting employment for our regions. 📈👷    We encourage contractors to register their interest in working with us by creating a company profile on the Gateway by ICN business database. You can find out all the info on our website here: https://lnkd.in/geKkpux7 💧#QldHydro #suppliers

GP services are returning to Imbil! 👏🩺👩⚕️ Delivered in partnership with CCQ - Country to Coast QLD, the new Imbil Medical Centre will open on Thursday 27 February 2025. The GP service arrangement is part of Queensland Hydro's Community Benefits Program, which was announced last year after consultation with the local community. The re-establishment of GP services was one of the early initiatives announced. This is a fantastic outcome for residents in Imbil and the Mary Valley who have been without a local GP for about two years. The new Imbil Medical Centre is owned and operated by local GPs who also run Southside Medical and Channon Street Medical Centres in Gympie, ensuring continuity of care for many existing patients. 🏥 Read more on our website here: https://bit.ly/3Esm6bk 💧 #QldHydro #Borumba

Earlier this month Queensland Hydro's #Borumba Project team joined the Lake Borumba Fishing Stock Association for their annual fingerling release. More than 75,000 fingerlings (juvenile fish about the size of your finger 👈) were released into the dam, including: 🐟 Mary River Cod 🐟 Australian Bass 🐟 Golden Perch 🐟 Silver Perch The release is carried out over summer and ensures that Lake Borumba retains a healthy balance of aquatic species, remaining a popular recreational destination for locals and visitors. 🌞🎣 Head to our website to read more: https://lnkd.in/e__Cc_3Z 💧#QldHydro