It's halfway through the Queensland state election campaign with the Opposition leader hitting the hustings in the state's west to announce new water projects if the LNP is elected.
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00:00David Cricifulli has visited Longreach, which falls in the very safe LNP seat of Gregory.
00:08He announced if elected, an LNP government would spend more than $120 million on shovel-ready
00:15water projects across the state.
00:17It would include new weirs, building one on the Boyne River in the North Burnet, one on
00:23Baramba Creek in the South Burnet, and several on the Thompson River in Central and Western
00:28Queensland.
00:29The LNP would also review the state's water plans in the next four years.
00:33Mr Cricifulli has ruled out recycled water and desalination plants, instead committing
00:39to build a new dam in the South East.
00:42We will map out a strategy to build water security for every part of Queensland, but
00:47particularly for the growth corridors that are needed for population.
00:51It is a non-negotiable that we need additional capacity and we need new water supply and
00:58water security for the South East.
01:00The LNP has also committed to rebuilding Paradise Dam in the Wide Bay Burnet.
01:05Mr Cricifulli will return to Brisbane this afternoon as the state election campaign hits
01:10the halfway mark.