Plans to fast-track Mount Peter water reservoir

Published: 23 September 2020. (Note: information was correct at date of publication but may have since been changed or superseded.)

Council has applied for a $15 million interest-free loan to bring forward construction of water infrastructure to service new lots in Mount Peter.

Construction of a water reservoir for Mount Peter was planned to start in the 2023-24 financial year, however based on a surge in demand for residential land in the area, Council could start construction within the next 12 months.

The project includes construction of an 8 megalitre water reservoir, installation of trunk water lines, a pumping station and chlorination building. The infrastructure will service 446 lots that currently lie outside Council’s Priority Infrastructure Area.

Council has applied for a $15 million interest-free loan though the Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation’s Building Acceleration Fund 2020 (BAF2020), an initiative under the Queensland Government’s Economic Recovery Strategy, Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs.

The project is estimated to cost $18.2 million, with Council required to fund the initial $3.2 million of costs before drawing down on the loan, which has a 15-year repayment period.

This water infrastructure will support additional long-term development and population growth in the Mount Peter Master Planned Area.