Water lifeline for dry Palm Island
A GUARANTEE has been given for 12 months' more safe drinking water through a temporary desalination plant for Palm Island, off Townsville.
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AN indigenous community running out of drinking water has been guaranteed a safe and reliable supply for the next 12 months with the Queensland government funding a temporary desalination plant.
A FAILED wet season at Palm Island, off Townsville, had left the 2000 residents in the area with only three or four months of drinking water if their drought continued.
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