First nations

Gove Peninsula Water Supply Upgrade (Phase 1)

Project overview

The Gove Peninsula Water Supply Upgrade project will provide long term water security for Yirrkala and Gunyangara. Both communities experience significant water loss and increasing water demand.

The project will reduce water loss from the ageing water distribution system in Yirrkala by replacing 6 km of pipeline and upgrading connections.

The project will also assess the water supply to Gunyangara. This will identify options to ensure future sustainability.

Maningrida Water Supply Upgrade

Project overview

The Maningrida Water Supply Upgrade will improve the reliability of the Maningrida community’s water network. There is a high and growing demand for water in Maningrida, and the northern community is at very high risk of future water source failure without water infrastructure development.

Works in the upgrade package include:

  • a new water tank to expand storage capacity
  • construction of new pipelines to connect the new tank to the network
  • replacement of old, leaky pipes.

This project will:

Milingimbi Water Security Strategy

The Milingimbi Water Security Strategy is a package of 3 design and construction projects across 3 locations on Milingimbi Island in the Northern Territory. The package will:

  • equip 2 existing bores to increase supply, and construct an associated rising main and overhead powerline
  • drill 4 new production bores and up to 6 monitoring bores
  • installing equipment in up to 4 new production bores and 6 monitoring bores.

The projects will: