Panorama of Urannah Homestead

KOALAS & BLUEGUM

THE LITTLE KNOWN IRWIN’S TORTOISE

URANNAH REPORT by Ian Sutton - What’s at risk

URANNAH - Indigenous land or Dam Site?

Alex Miller: Sweet water

A novel about Urannah and surrounds,

Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller, won the 2003 Miles Franklin Literary Award: read the review.

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Burdekin Basin Water Supply Planning Study Report August 2002:

Urannah Dam

The study considers the Urannah dam, but rejects it as being unwarranted.

NR&M suggested it would cost $158 million.

It was first investigated 30 years ago, to promote irrigation in the Lower Burdekin.

The Burdekin Falls Dam was selected as the preferred site, as it yielded more benefits.

The proposed dam site is near the Eungella National Park, where there are high habitat values, there is also concern that the storage may encroach on conservation areas. This includes a significant stand of Eucalyptus reveretiana, a tree species of conservation value.

RESULTS OF A LINKS SEARCH Jan06

TRADITIONAL OWNER’S CONCERN

Endangered: a living legacy of Steve Irwin

October 8, 2006: A RARE turtle named after the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin could be under threat of extinction if a dam planned for construction in its habitat goes ahead.

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“Scarcely anyone outside northern Queensland has heard of the Urannah Valley. But then to be unheard of is in the nature of pristine wilderness. How many Australians had heard of the Franklin before we were called upon to save it?”