Water

Oct 07, 2019

Dam aspirations set in stone at Hughenden

Representatives from three levels of government have unveiled a foundation stone representing the future site of the Hughenden Irrigation Scheme. The Hughenden Irrigation Project Corporation (HIPCo) is continuing to advance the project after a funding pledge of $180 million from Prime Minister Scott Morrison late last year. A dam would be built about 15km north of Hughenden in the upper c...

Feb 05, 2019

Flooded Flinders River a dam fine site

The mighty flow in the Flinders River this week has highlighted the potential power of a planned 400,000 megalitre dam and hydroelectricity project for Hughenden. Seeing the river in flood this week, HIPCo chair Shane McCarthy couldn’t help remark that it was a shame the project hadn’t been able to start two years ago. The Hughenden Irrigation Project Corporation (HIPCo) is continuing ...