More than $1.3m invested in Inglewood’s town water supply network since last year

• More than $1.3 million of external funding has been spent on the Inglewood Reservoir over the last financial year
• Goondiwindi Regional Council is committed to providing and maintaining essential infrastructure for end-of-life assets
• Inglewood WTP upgrades were jointly funded by the Queensland and Australian governments and Goondiwindi Regional Council

More than $1.3 million of State funding has been spent on the Inglewood Water Treatment Plant (WTP) over the last financial year as Goondiwindi Regional Council continues actively improving the Inglewood water supply network, including the reservoir. As part of the current project upgrades Council has engaged a contractor to replace and install a corrugated colour bond roof to the structure. This essential upgrade is designed to prevent untreated water and wildlife from entering the reservoir.

This upgrade has also replaced the existing access point with a new staircase to comply with the latest Workplace Health and Safety standards.

These works are currently in the final stages of their completion, with the reservoir expected to be fully operation in October 2023.

To complement the current works, Inglewood received a new mixer equipped with a chlorination system earlier this year to improve the town's water treatment capabilities further, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality water to the community.

Councillor Rick Kearney, who holds the portfolio for Water, Sewerage, Local Law and Disaster Management, said that prior to the installation of the new mixer, Council also successfully completed major work installing a new potable water rising main under Macintyre Brook.

“This new infrastructure complements the existing rising main, ensuring a continuous water supply for the town of Inglewood. These initiatives have come together to deliver the community with high quality and safe drinking water,” Cr Kearney said. “Council is delivering the goods where its most needed and where possible we have acquired external funding to reduce the cost passed on to the ratepayers.”

Mayor of the Goondiwindi Region, the Honourable Cr Lawrence Springborg AM, said Inglewood's water supply has had a significant overhaul.

Council remains committed to delivering maintenance and upgrades to essential infrastructure across the Region, with a particular focus on assets approaching the end of their operational life," Cr Springborg said.

The Inglewood WTP upgrades are jointly funded by the Australian Government and Goondiwindi Reginal Council. The Australian Government funding of $420,000 was provided through the Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program to assist in maintaining and extending the life of existing infrastructure.