Case studies

Oak Park was an eight-metre wide, two-lane unsealed gravel road, with the Oak Park Crossing of the Copperfield River servicing 18 residential and rural properties. The road is a key interconnection between Hughenden, Charters Towers and Townsville.

Richmond Road runs south from Gulf Development Road towards the Flinders Highway in Croydon Shire, providing an important transport link for local residents and primary producers.

The Gordonbrook Dam is the main water supply reservoir for the town of Kingaroy and has a surface area of 236 hectares and an average depth of 2.8 metres, holding approximately 6,600 mega-litres of water. It is approximately 15km north-west of Kingaroy and was originally constructed in 1941 to provide water for an Air Force Training Base.

Weipa-Mapoon Road was a gravel formed road that provided the only access from the Mapoon community to the Peninsula Developmental Road.

The road was damaged in 2010 and 2013 events with total restoration costs from those two events in excess of $1.6 million.

​​​​​​​The original Inverdon Bridge was a low-level timber structure across the Don River at Bowen. It was originally built in 1940 and suffered deterioration over many years.

Upper Mount Bentley Road on Palm Island provides the only access to the telecommunications tower located at the peak of Mount Bentley other than via helicopter.

The Gayndah Water Supply Intake Station on the Burnett River provides the town’s only water supply and supports a population of approximately 2000, as well as local primary industries.

Villis Bridge is located on Niebling Road and is the only access road for approximately 12 properties. High velocity flooding in the 2013 Severe Tropical Cyclone Oswald event tore the bridge from its foundation and washed it downstream.

Gayndah Mundubbera Road is an essential freight and transport link for the North Burnett region, connecting the highly productive agricultural towns of Gayndah and Mundubbera.

Aurukun Access Road was a gravel road that provides the only road link to and from the Aurukun community.

The road was damaged in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.