Author: Grace Duckham

Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) has partnered with NFP House to launch the Aquaculture Gladstone Volunteer Program. NFP House is now recruiting volunteers to support the Aquaculture Gladstone Interpretive Display and raise community awareness about hatchery operations, fingerling production, sustainable fishing, Lake Awoonga and GAWB in the process. GAWB CEO Darren Barlow said the volunteer […]

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Gladstone’s first ever school-based aquaculture trainee, Dean Vacher, has taken his first steps towards a career in the industry, thanks to a new traineeship program at Aquaculture Gladstone. Dean, who is currently in year 11 at Chanel College, has commenced a three-year school based traineeship, studying a Certificate III in Aquaculture. Gladstone Area Water Board […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board has been selected to host the 2025 Pest Animal and Weed Symposium (2025 PAWS), bringing industry and pest and weed prevention professionals together to share ideas, solutions, and innovations. Gladstone Area Water Board CEO Darren Barlow said it was an exciting opportunity for Gladstone. “This symposium will bring around 250 attendees […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) is celebrating the launch of ‘Then and Now’, a portable history exhibition that celebrates Gladstone’s water supply. At the launch event at the Gladstone Visitor Information Centre at the Gladstone Marina on the morning of Thursday 26 October, well-known historian and Gladstone local, Paulette Flint, will deliver a speech about […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) is celebrating the launch of ‘Then and Now’, a portable history exhibition that celebrates Gladstone’s water supply. At the launch event at the Gladstone Visitor Information Centre at the Gladstone Marina on the morning of Thursday 26 October, well-known historian and Gladstone local, Paulette Flint, will deliver a speech about […]

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Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) has buried a time capsule at Lake Awoonga on Friday 10 November, the final event in a year-long celebration to commemorate 50 years of operations. Reflecting the organisation’s rich water supply history, the time capsule features items which represent GAWB and Lake Awoonga and will be opened in 50 years. […]

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As part of Gladstone Area Water Board 50th anniversary celebrations, GAWB joined forces with students from Calliope High School and community representatives on the GAWB Community Consultative Forum, to plant an ‘avenue of trees.’ The tree planting day took place on Thursday 14 September as part of GAWB’s program of works to celebrate 50 years […]

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Early works and pre-construction activities for the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline (FGP) are on-track with major construction works around the corner. The 117-kilometre pipeline, which will be owned and managed by Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) and constructed by McConnell Dowell BMD Joint Venture (MBJV), is currently undergoing early site works and construction is expected […]

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Local anglers should gather their fishing rods, fuel up their tinnies and prepare for launch following the official opening of Gladstone Area Water Board’s (GAWB) new Trevor Burgess Boat Ramp at Boynedale Bush Camp today. GAWB Chief Executive Officer, Darren Barlow, was joined by members of the Burgess family and Minister for Regional Development and […]

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