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A water carrier passes a tourist bus on Tamborine Mountain. No new underground water bores are allowed for twelve months while detailed studies are completed.

New water bores banned on Mount Tamborine, Springbrook for 12 months

The state government has imposed the moratorium while research is carried out into the impact of beverage companies extracting groundwater.

  • by Tony Moore
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A water carrier passes a tourist bus on Tamborine Mountain. No new underground water bores are allowed for twelve months while detailed studies are completed.

New water bores banned on Mount Tamborine, Springbrook for 12 months

The Queensland government has imposed the moratorium while research is carried out into the impact of beverage companies extracting groundwater.

  • by Tony Moore

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