Cabinet approves carting water to Cloncurry
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Cloncurry Mayor Andrew Daniels says there is less than two months water supply left in the town's Chinaman Creek Dam. (ABC News: Penny Timms)
Queensland Cabinet has approved funding for water to be carted to Cloncurry in the state's north-west.
Cloncurry Mayor Andrew Daniels says there is less than two months water supply left in the town's dam.
Premier Anna Bligh has told State Parliament that water will be carried to the town, as part of longer term measures to address the problem.
"I am please to advise that the Cabinet Budget Review Committee has approved funding towards the cartage of water under the Urban Drought Water Program at an expected cost of $400,000 a month," she said.
"We anticipate this will be needed anywhere from four to six months and we will continue to work with the council on that."
