Mr O'DOWD (Flynn—Deputy Nationals Whip) (13:40): With the drought still upon us, water is the lifeblood of our regional areas. We owe it to our primary producers and our rural communities to deliver long-term sustainable water infrastructure. The Queensland government always seems to find an excuse for not building in Central Queensland, whether it is the black-throated finch, cost blowouts or the cost of concrete. Somehow the cost of concrete is cheaper in Brisbane, even though it's manufactured in Gladstone, which is closer to Rookwood than it is to Brisbane. How can this be? They want to scale back the Rookwood Weir from 76,000 megalitres to a lesser amount. There always is an excuse not to spend in Central Queensland. When it comes to South-East Queensland, however, all these issues seem to melt away. Anthony Lynham said that the Queensland government would meet the deadline to build Rookwood Weir. We've heard this before. Towns in my electorate, like Miriam Vale, are running out of water. Come on, Annastacia. Get your boots on, get the shovels out and let's get started on Rookwood.