Sustainable water services for the agriculture industry and community within the Eton region
News & Updates
Shutdown Works Report
Report on the shutdown works carried out by EICL in 2026
Acrolein Injection starting 26th Oct 2026
An Acrolein injection will be conducted on the channel and storages in the last week of October. Note that the Abingdon storage was injected last week and therefore will not be shut down during this period.
EICL Prices for 2027-2028
Part C (fixed) only rising by 3.5% commencing April 1, 2027
Nominations are now being taken for Member Director (Board Member)
Close 19th October, 2026
EICL Newsletter – July 2026
EICL Newsletter sent with invoices
EICL Newsletter – April 2026
EICL newsletter sent with invoices
Locally owned and operated water services company
Eton Irrigation is a locally owned and operated company that delivers irrigation water to over 350 customers. It supplies approximately 15,000 hectares of irrigated land located near the town of Eton, 35km southwest of Mackay in north Queensland.
Eton Irrigation sources its water from Kinchant Dam, located 10km northwest of Eton. During high river flows, water is harvested from the Pioneer River into Kinchant Dam where it is distributed through a network of pump stations, channels, pipes and balancing storages.
Eton Area Information
Eton Irrigation, productive and sustainably into the future.
A cooperative owned by local growers, to distribute water allocation to over 300 irrigators.