Having safe, secure, and reliable water supplies are critical for the wellbeing of Queensland’s regional communities.
Extreme weather events such as bushfires or flooding, farm runoff, industrial waste or ageing infrastructure can contaminate drinking water sources in our regions.
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers and Queensland Health work together to regulate water quality. In regional Queensland, local governments are mostly responsible for providing this access.
Audit Objective
This audit will assess how effectively state and local government entities ensure communities can access safe water.
Who we might audit
- Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers
- selected local governments.
Area of focus
Sustainable communities and environment
Parliamentary Committee
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee