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$5 billion earmarked for large new dam west of Townsville

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : March 23, 2022 - 15:43

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More than five billion dollars will be earmarked in next week's federal budget for a large new dam in north Queensland, west of Townsville. The hells gates dam would hold 21 hundred gigalitres of water and would be Queensland’s largest dam if constructed. But not everyone is pleased with the plan.