This map below shows the area covered by the Fitzroy Basin water planning process. You can also download a detailed Fitzroy Basin water planning area map (PDF, 292 kB)*.

• Current status of planning activities
• Water resource plan history
• Amalgamation of planning processes 
• Fitzroy Basin water resource plan review and replacement 
• Water resource plan draft amendment Isaac-Connors catchment and Callide subcatchment
• Resource operations plan
• Draft resource operations plan amendment
• Public notices
• Newsletters
• Annual report
• Contact us

Current status of planning activities

Water Resource Plan (WRP) review and replacement
Intention to prepare draft WRP announced	Draft WRP released	Final WRP approved
06-06-08

Resource operations plan (ROP) amendment
Intention to prepare ROP amendment announced	Draft ROP amendment released	Final ROP amendment approved
N/A	23-08-07

Resource operations plan
Intention to prepare draft ROP announced	Draft ROP released	Final ROP approved
23-11-00	02-12-02	09-01-04

Water resource plan (WRP) amendment - Isaac-Connors and Callide
Intention to prepare WRP amendment - Isaac-Connors and Callide	Draft WRP amendment released	Final WRP amendment approved
15-12-06	Now included in WRP review process

Water resource plan
Intention to prepare draft WRP announced	Draft WRP released	Final WRP approved
N/A	03-09-98	23-12-99

Water resource plan history

The Fitzroy Basin water allocation and management plan, now known as the Fitzroy Basin water resource plan, was finalised in 1999. Since then it has been amended to address overland flow water management.

The amendment (listed under the Water Act 2000, Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 1999 ) was finalised on 22 July 2005.

Amalgamation of planning processes 

On 19 December 2008, the minister announced his intention to amalgamate the previously separate planning processes to amend the Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 1999. The process to amend the water resource plan to include groundwater in the Callide subcatchment and in the Isaac-Connors catchment will be amalgamated with the process to review and replace the water resource plan.

Three public notices were published on 19 December 2008, which explain the amalgamation of the planning processes.

The Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan information report amendment (PDF, 1 MB)* details the water planning processes that have occurred in the Isaac Connors catchment and Callide subcatchment.

Fitzroy Basin water resource plan review and replacement

On 6 June 2008, the minister announced his intention to prepare a Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan to replace the Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 1999. Water resource plans are subordinate legislation and it is necessary to review and replace plans prior to the end of a plan's 10 year life. An information report (PDF, 2.67 MB)* provides more information.

Community reference panel

A community reference panel has been established for the new draft plan. For more information about the WRP development process, please contact the Department of Natural Resources and Water on 1800 822 100.

Fitzroy Basin water resource plan draft amendment Isaac-Connors catchment and Callide subcatchment

On 15 December 2006, the minister announced his intention to amend the Fitzroy water resource plan Isaac-Connors catchment and Callide subcatchment. Information reports and summary brochures are available:

• Fitzroy Basin water resource plan draft amendment Isaac-Connors catchment information report, December 2006
• Fitzroy Basin water resource plan draft amendment Isaac-Connors catchment information report summary brochure, December 2006 (PDF, 665 kB)*
• Fitzroy Basin water resource plan draft amendment Callide subcatchment information report, December 2006 (PDF, 911 kB)*
• Fitzroy Basin water resource plan draft amendment Callide subcatchment information report summary brochure, December 2006 (PDF, 470 kB)*

Resource operations plan

The Fitzroy Basin ROP was released in April 2006.

Draft resource operations plan amendment

The draft amendment to the Fitzroy Basin ROP was released in August 2007, to provide for the conversion of water allocations between medium priority and high priority in the Nogoa-Mackenzie Water Supply Scheme. Several other key amendments are also proposed at this time. You can view a summary of the changes (PDF, 572 kB)* made to the draft resource operations plan. A public notice and media release (PDF, 21 kB)* accompany the draft ROP.

Public notices

• Decision not to proceed with making of the draft amendment to the Fitzroy Basin Water Resource Plan to include groundwater in the Isaac Connors catchment 19 December 2008 (PDF, 103 kB)*
• Decision not to proceed with making of the draft amendment to the Fitzroy Basin Water Resource Plan to include groundwater in the Callide subcatchment 19 December 2008 (PDF, 92 kB)*
• Further Public Notice of Proposal to Prepare a draft Fitzroy Basin Water Resource Plan 19 December 2008 (PDF, 100 kB)*
• Proposal to prepare a Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan, 6 June 2008 (PDF, 451 kB)* 
• Release of the draft amendment to the Fitzroy Basin resource operations plan, 23 August 2007 (PDF, 64 kB)*
• Moratorium notice - Isaac Connors River catchment, 15 December 2006 (PDF, 175 kB)*
• Moratorium notice - Callide subcatchment, 15 December 2006 (PDF, 235 kB)*

Newsletter

• Issac-Connors groundwater - Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan amendment, newsletter 2, October 2007 (PDF, 110kB)*
• Issac-Connors groundwater - Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan amendment, newsletter 1, July 2007 (PDF, 48 kB)*
• Callide groundwater - Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan amendment, newsletter 1, May 2007 (PDF, 77 kB)*
• Callide groundwater - Fitzroy Basin draft water resource plan amendment, newsletter 2, December 2007 (PDF, 118 kB)*

Annual report

An annual report for Queensland's water resource plans, including the Fitzroy Basin catchment, has been released.

Historical information

• Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 1999

Contact details

If you have problems downloading any of these documents, or would like a copy sent by post, please contact:

Rockhampton Office
Rockhampton State Gov. Bld. L2
209 Bolsover Street
PO Box 1762
ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4700

Phone: 1800 822 100
Fax: (07) 4938 4011
Email: Fitzroy WRP coordinator

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