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The Latest Breaking News from Wivenhoe

Brisbane dam releases water in flood plans

The Queensland government has authorised Wivenhoe Dam operators to release drinking water into the Brisbane River in preparation for possible floods.

AAP · Oct 13, 2022

Queensland dams report started in 2016 now due by year's end, prompting claims of flood inaction

The state government says the study's priority is to look at raising the walls of Somerset and Wivenhoe dams, but former premier Campbell Newman says it could have acted on recommendations made in 2014.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

What caused the ‘rain bomb’? How the unprecedented Queensland and NSW 2022 floods unfolded

The damage was much worse than predicted. So how did it come about, and how does it compare to the 2011 Brisbane disaster?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

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Wivenhoe Dam capacity above 180pc and holding after staged releases

Water is being released from Wivenhoe Dam, but Seqwater says the situation is very different from 2011 when authorities released large volumes of water, contributing to extensive flooding.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Many Queensland schools to close as ‘unpredictable’ weather continues – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2022

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