{"id":327592,"date":"2022-12-08T23:59:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=327592"},"modified":"2022-12-15T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T04:45:26","slug":"erkens-pushes-for-weir-re-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/12\/08\/erkens-pushes-for-weir-re-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Erkens Pushes For Weir Re-Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyclists ride a path that runs along one edge of McCauley Weir … Cr Jane Erkens has started a campaign to get the weir
re-opened for public recreation (Photo: Charlie Spagalli)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Division 1
Cr Jane Erkens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 8, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanango’s Cr Jane Erkens has launched a campaign to re-open McCauley Weir, a site that’s been closed to the public for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

Cr Erkens recently uploaded a YouTube video to outline her plan (see below<\/em>) and has asked for community feedback before she brings the issue to a South Burnett Regional Council meeting.<\/p>\n

As she explains in her video, Cr Erkens would like to see the weir re-opened for limited public use.<\/p>\n

Visitors who would like to access the weir would need to go to an SBRC Customer Service Centre, provide ID and sign an agreement to be given a key to the gate that blocks the weir’s access road.<\/p>\n

They would need to remove any rubbish they create on their visit, and refrain from trespassing on any of the three farming properties that surround the water reserve.<\/p>\n

Cr Erkens said McCauley Weir offered opportunities for cycling, bushwalking, boating and fishing, and she believed that reopening it could be done at no cost to ratepayers.<\/p>\n