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DIRRANBANDI BOIL WATER ALERT
Balonne Shire Council issued a boil water alert for Dirranbandi after a malfunction at the water treatment plant on August 15, 2026, allowed raw river water into the water reticulation system. Residents are advised to boil water and bottled water is being distributed while repairs, flushing, and water testing are underway. Update (QPS Media, 28.08.2026, 11:25): An Emergency Alert was issued at 9:37 PM on Saturday. All-clear (Balonne Council, 02.09.2026, 09:20): The boil water alert for Dirranbandi has been cancelled following negative coliform bacteria test results from NATA-accredited and in-house water testing.
- Location
- Dirranbandi, Queensland
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Start
- 01/08/2026, 02:00
- End
- 30/09/2026, 07:18
- Event type
- Boil water advisory, Microbiological
- Status
- Status unconfirmed
- Region
- Queensland
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Start according to source
- · Automatically marked inactive
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
Automatically closed
This advisory was automatically marked as resolved after 21 days without new official information. No official all-clear was issued. Please check with your local water utility for the current status.
What to do now
The source statements for this report contradict each other. We therefore show no own action steps and refer to the official source. The case is flagged for editorial review.
Sources
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