Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

In Queensland, the Liberal-National government has an investment value of over $516 million dollars for 28 water infrastructure products and studies. In fact, as Senator Canavan has asked, the Rookwood Weir is a $352 million project, and it will generate 200 jobs during construction on the Fitzroy River near Rockhampton.

In relation to the awarding of the contract, a local contractor was awarded the contract for the build. That is a great thing for that local contractor, and I understand that jobs for this fantastic build are actually being advertised as we speak. That is what this investment is all about: supporting these local contractors and creating local jobs. The projected water outcome for Rookwood Weir is 50,000 megalitres of high-reliability water.