July 15, 2025
An important preliminary step in the proposed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project has been completed with the opening of a temporary camp for workers.
The “Walkers Top Rapid Deployment Camp” will accommodate about 30 Queensland Hydro staff and contractors involved in early construction work on the site, including preparations for a larger temporary camp which will house the workers involved in the exploratory works phase of the project.
Queensland Hydro executive general manager Geoff Scott said the camp was a tangible step forward and delivered on commitments to minimise potential impacts on the community.
“For remote projects, it is very important to be able to accommodate your workers near where they work,” Mr Scott said.
“Queensland Hydro has talked with and engaged with the community to ensure we understand local perspectives.
“We have considered these in our planning and we are actively seeking to reduce impacts on local housing and tourism accommodation and to reduce individual vehicle movements to our site where we can.
“The Rapid Deployment Camp has been built to meet the immediate needs of our workforce, including the group who are commencing the construction of a larger temporary workers’ camp which over time will be able to house up to 336 workers.”
The larger camp will contain a wellness room, gym, running track, social room and laundry facilities.
Queensland Hydro is continuing to seek regulatory approvals for the exploratory works phase of the project which will include further investigations and development of the proposed site.
Why are we considering building these dams when China has just blown theirs up because of the impact on the environment? Can’t we learn from others mistakes??
The cost for this power plant is foolish at best. Coal, gas or nuclear for way less cost and hundreds of times the power and reliable power per year is the smart way to go. Look at Snowy 2.0, or snow job as it really is. Bottomless pit.
It is not a “power plant”. It is basically a big battery which will simply store energy to complement the local wind farms and solar farms. To compare it with coal or gas-powered power stations or nuclear is very misleading.
$$$$$ and guess who will pay for this monstrosity? Why not just subsidise batteries for residential homes??
Why all are justifying or knocking hydro, just remember we a very dry continent, any storage of water is a plus. Not to add on value of hydro, for little (comparatively) cost would be short-sighted government.
Rae Marrick: China is building a $134b hydropower project if that’s your role model