Peter Faust Dam - QLD

Completed in December 1990, after taking four years to build, the dam was finished four months ahead of schedule in time for a massive downpour which promptly filled it.The dam was constructed in conjunction with downstream levees and creek modifications to provide some flood attenuation benefits to the township of Proserpine and surrounding communities.It was named after Peter Faust, a former mayor and the patriarch of a family that has farmed in the district since 1895. He was a driving force behind getting the dam built and is also credited with convincing the late Sir Reginald Ansett, who owned Hayman Island, to invest in the development of the Proserpine airport.