Notices

Cressbrook Dam is open to all permitted recreation activities. (Friday, March 30).

Cooby Dam's Loveday Cove also is open to all recreation use.

Cooby Dam wall picnic area remains closed due to flood damage.

Perseverance Dam is closed to all water activities until further notice.

Cressbrook Dam has been closed to the public as water is spilling over the spillway following rain in the catchment.

Toowoomba Regional Council is following its Emergency Action Plan Cressbrook Dam and Perseverance Dam, which prohibits all public access when water over the spillway at Cressbrook Dam exceeds 100mm.

Recent inflows to Cressbrook Dam, which was near capacity, forced the dam to spill over by 200mm from mid morning on February 14. Water also is spilling from Perseverance Dam, which flows into Lake Cressbrook.

Council is following all precautions to ensure public safety and is advising downstream residents.

Vehicle access is closed at Cressbrook Gorge.

Cooby Dam has been closed to all water-based activities such as boating and fishing until further notice due to high levels of E. Coli bacteria in raw water samples taken from the dam. Drinking or having contact with untreated water may cause health issues. Water pumped from Cooby is treated before supply to residents and is safe to drink. Loveday Cove picnic area remains open but the boat ramp is closed and the dam wall picnic area remains closed due to flood damage. Read more in the media release.

Cooby dam wall is closed due to severe damage to roads and picnic areas during the January 2011 flood event. We have made a submission for government 'Recovery funding' to assist with these repairs but have yet to find out if we have been successful. When these details are sorted out we will be in a position to estimate when repair can be completed.