28th of March 2024 Update to Emergency Warning - Lake Moondarra Mount Isa water Board is pleased to announce that as the latest weather forecast predicts little chance of significant rain further raising the lake levels, all areas of Lake Moondarra are now open. We hope...
EMERGENCY WARNING FOR MOONDARRA DRIVE, LAKE MOONDARRA, AND R48 RESERVE AREA ***Please note, this post has not been updated since 27 October 2023.** FOR ALL INFORMATION AND LATEST INFORMATION, VISIT THE Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Mount Isa City Council and ABC Emergency IF YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER,...
Fire Ban Alert - R48 Reserve (Lake Moondarra) A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the Mount Isa District, including the R48 Reserve. The Total Fire Ban has been declared effective 25 October 2023, until 23:59 on the 27 October 2023 (or as advised otherwise...
UPDATED 9:30AM ON TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2023 THIS POST WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED FROM 14 MARCH 2023 MIWB are pleased to advise that capacity of Lake Moondarra following the recent significant rainfall of the wet season has peaked at 89.6%. As inflows from the Leichardt River...
UPDATED: 15 February 2023 Barramundi Way, located off Moondarra Drive at Lake Moondarra, will be closed to members of the public from 6am Monday 20th to 6pm on Friday 24th. Barramundi Way will be closed to all vehicles from the first entrance off Moondarra Drive (pictured),...
Barramundi Way, located off Moondarra Drive at Lake Moondarra, will be partially closed to members of the public from 6am on Tuesday 17 January 2023 to 6pm on Friday 20 January 2023. Barramundi Way will be closed to all vehicles from the first entrance off...
MEDIA RELEASE Mount Isa Water Board appoints Janice Wilson as Director The Mount Isa Water Board (MIWB) has appointed Janice Wilson as a Director, adding significant capability to the Board based on her extensive water industry and engineering experience. Ms Wilson’s background in hydrological engineering and wastewater treatment,...
The Mount Isa Water Board has commissioned a second smaller and highly maneuverable aquatic weed harvester for our operations at Lake Moondarra. The smaller weed harvester will operate alongside our existing larger vessel. With both aquatic weed harvesters in operation from Thursday 16 December 2021, our...
MIWB plans to conduct a controlled burning for Friday 12 February on the R48 Reserve for weed management purposes. The 'West Bank' location of the burn is between Lake Moondarra and George Fisher Mine, the map below indicates the general location of this activity. The burning will...
Mount Isa Water Board thanks the community for their cooperation in heeding the message to spend the Easter long weekend at home. Last week MIWB advised the community of the partial closures in place on the R48 Reserve in line with the Queensland Government response to...