Media Releases
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25 July 2024
Smart network trial saves Stanthorpes water supplies and bills
Unitywater and Southern Downs Regional Council’s network of smart sensors in Stanthorpe has prevented more than 32,000,000 litres being lost from the drought-prone community’s drinking water supplies and saved local residents and Council more than $90,000 since being installed in June 2023.
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24 July 2024
Smoke to signal plumbing problems
Unitywater has begun smoke testing parts of the Sunshine Coast’s wastewater network as part of its annual program to find and fix locations where stormwater can enter the wastewater network and cause overflows after heavy rain.
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15 July 2024
New pipeline completed in Harmony
Unitywater’s construction partners have completed installation of a new 2.6 kilometre pipeline set to increase the local water network’s capacity to deliver safe and reliable supply to the Sunshine Coast’s growing Harmony community, which is expected to be home to more than 21,000 people by 2036.
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11 July 2024
Students gear-up for the Unitywater Lightning Cup
Today, the Sunshine Coast Lightning and Unitywater confirmed that registrations for the much-anticipated return of the ‘Unitywater Lightning Cup’, a school-based netball competition and carnival for primary students, is completely booked out.
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2 July 2024
Burpengary East upgrades treatment capacity for extra four million litres sewage per day
Unitywater has commenced work to increase capacity of the Burpengary East Wastewater Treatment Plant by 30 per cent, supporting population and economic growth for the surrounding community.
