Division Description Changes — Motions — Urannah Water Scheme — 4th Dec 2019

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Title

  • Motions — Urannah Water Scheme
  • Motions - Urannah Water Scheme - Support and commend

Description

  • <p class="speaker">James McGrath</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-12-04.170.1) introduced by Queensland Senator [James McGrath](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/james_mcgrath) (LNP), which means it passed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • >
  • > *(a) notes that the [Urannah Water Scheme](https://urannahwater.com/#about) will:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) increase water security for the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) provide a storage capacity of over 1.5 million megalitres,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) generate electricity with a hydro-power plant, and*
  • >>
  • >> *(iv) create new jobs in regional Queensland; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) commends:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) Bowen Collinsville Enterprise, including its Chairman, Mr Paul McLaughlin and former Chairman, Mr David Evans, for their long and continued advocacy of the Urannah Water Scheme, and*
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  • >> *(ii) the Federal Government for providing a $10 million grant to fund a detailed business case and Environmental Impact Statement of the Urannah Water Scheme.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes that the Urannah Water Scheme will:</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(i) increase water security for the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions,</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(ii) provide a storage capacity of over 1.5 million megalitres,</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(iii) generate electricity with a hydro-power plant, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(iv) create new jobs in regional Queensland; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) commends:</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(i) Bowen Collinsville Enterprise, including its Chairman, Mr Paul McLaughlin and former Chairman, Mr David Evans, for their long and continued advocacy of the Urannah Water Scheme, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(ii) the Federal Government for providing a $10 million grant to fund a detailed business case and Environmental Impact Statement of the Urannah Water Scheme.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that motion No. 325 moved by Senator McGrath be agreed to.</p>