Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) is a Category 1 Water Authority under the Water Act 2000 (Qld) and a registered service provider under the Water Supply (Safety & Reliability) Act 2008 (Qld). GAWB operates as a commercialised statutory authority responsible to the Minister for Energy and Water Supply (the Minister). GAWB owns and operates Awoonga Dam on the Boyne River in the Gladstone region and operates: 

• delivery pipelines for delivery of bulk raw water to treatment plants and industrial customers and for delivery of potable water to Gladstone Regional Council’s (GRC) water reticulation systems and to other industrial consumers;
• water treatment plants in Gladstone City and at Yarwun;
• raw water pumping stations at Awoonga Dam and Boat Creek, and potable water pumping stations at Benaraby, Calliope, Glen Eden, Boat Creek, Curtis Island, Gladstone Water Treatment Plant (High Lift and Low Lift) and Yarwun Water Treatment Plant;
• raw water reservoirs at Gladstone (Fitzsimmons Street), Toolooa and Boat Creek, and potable water reservoirs at Boyne Island, Curtis Island, East End, Golegumma, Mt Miller and South Gladstone;
• the Lake Awoonga Recreation Area adjacent to Awoonga Dam (including a waste water treatment plant) and Boynedale Bush Camp on the western shores of Lake Awoonga;
• approximately 30,000 hectares of land; and
• fish hatchery and a corporate office in Gladstone City.

GAWB’s governance arrangements include a Board of Directors with support from a standing committee which provide oversight on specific matters on behalf of the Board. The Board has ultimate responsibility for the governance of GAWB and operates in accordance with its Governance Charter, which is modelled on the ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board has reporting and continuous disclosure obligations to its responsible Minister under the Water Act.