Senate debates
Monday, 26 February 2007
Committees
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Reference
3:42 pm
Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I, and also on behalf of Senators Joyce and Trood, move:
- That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report:
- The examination of all reasonable options, including increased dam capacity, for additional water supplies for South East Queensland, including:
- (a)
- the merits of all options, including the Queensland Government’s proposed Traveston Crossing Dam as well as raising the Borumba Dam; and
- (b)
- the social, environmental, economic and engineering impacts of the various proposals.
3:43 pm
Andrew Bartlett (Queensland, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I move:
Paragraph (a), after “Traveston Crossing Dam”, insert “and Wyaralong Dam”.
Question negatived.
Original question agreed to.