Public servant Sir Leo Hielscher and Sir Frank Moore have updated the scheme, which Sir Hielscher says is now financially, socially and environmentally 'viable'. Credlin
The Courier-Mail columnist Des Houghton says the Queensland Labor government doesn’t understand that the Bradfield Scheme for water could save struggling country towns.
The 80-year-old scheme involves moving water from the north to the south to distribute the resource where it’s needed. Public servant Sir Leo Hielscher and Sir Frank Moore have updated the scheme, which Sir Hielscher says is now financially, socially and environmentally 'viable'.
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