Upgrades have finished on the Jimna Springs Road Floodway over Umbiram Creek at Southbrook, completed by Toowoomba Regional Council.
The upgrade was delivered through Betterment funding as part of the broader 2022 Flood Recovery Program.
Council’s $11.8 million Betterment Program is part of the wider 2022 Flood Recovery Program and is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
TRC Construction and Maintenance (Infrastructure Services) portfolio spokesperson, Cr Carol Taylor, said the upgrade will enhance flood resilience while improving road access during rain events.
The upgraded Jimna Springs Road floodway over Umbiram Creek.
“TRC’s Construction and Maintenance (South) team has delivered the Region’s sixth Betterment project,” Cr Taylor said.
“Betterment projects are designed to enhance Council’s infrastructure by restoring assets to a more resilient standard.
“By upgrading the Jimna Springs Floodway we’re building back better. The floodway has been upgraded, including significant structural improvements to increase durability and reduce vulnerability to repeated flood damage.”
Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Kristy McBain, said the focus on delivering resilience projects helps make communities in the Southern Toowoomba Region safer, ensuring infrastructure damaged by the 2022 floods is restored and built back better to withstand increasingly frequent and intense future severe weather events.
State Member for Condamine Pat Weir said this upgrade will mean local infrastructure can better withstand the next disaster, and the community can bounce back more quickly.
This article appeared in On Our Selection News, 21 August 2025.
