Media Archive
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Rockin' around the WWTP
23 December 2024
News ArticleTen Unitywater crews plus a dozen infrastructure operators will be working right through the festive season and are ready to respond to any water and wastewater issues across the region.
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Switch off (the tap) these holidays
20 December 2024
Featured News ArticleUnitywater is encouraging residents who are going away this holiday season to turn off the stop tap at their water meter to prevent water leaks and a hefty bill.
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Unitywater installs seagrass meadows in innovative trial
18 December 2024
Featured News ArticleUnitywater has begun planting seagrass across seven sites in Moreton Bay’s Marine Park to determine its effectiveness in reducing nutrient levels that enter the local waterways.
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AI heat map to deliver sustainability and water quality insights in Pine River
13 December 2024
Featured News ArticleAn intelligent data management system that produces a heat map displaying water quality changes along the Pine River using raw data inputs, has won Unitywater's 2024 GovHack challenge.
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Unitywater's Community Artwork Program brings Castaways Beach pump station to life
11 December 2024
Featured News ArticleUnitywater has brought another asset to life as part of its Community Artwork Program, with the Castaways Beach pump station sporting a bright mural that reflects the local area’s unique flora and fauna.
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Unitywater customers encouraged to switch to e-billing for timely, reliable service
5 December 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater is encouraging customers who still receive their Unitywater bill by post to switch to e-billing, ensuring their water bills are delivered efficiently and securely.
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Unitywater takes pledge to act against domestic and family violence
25 November 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has taken the Queensland Government’s pledge of commitment to act against domestic and family violence (DFV) in support of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November).
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Unitywater's Wamuran Irrigation Scheme receives regulatory approval
22 November 2024
Media ReleaseLocal farmers can now begin using Class A recycled water for food crops including strawberries, raspberries and pineapples after Unitywater today received approval of the Recycled Water Management Plan to start up the Wamuran Irrigation Scheme.
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Why the pink 'mo', bro?
19 November 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater Infrastructure Standards Engineer Tim Stewart has dyed his hair and moustache pink – it’s a great way to highlight International Men’s Day, start conversations around the challenges men face and raise money for Movember.
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Unitywater reminds community "we do poo, too" on World Toilet Day
19 November 2024
Media ReleaseIt’s not every day you see a large poo emoji mascot walking along Mooloolaba Beach, but Unitywater has done just that for World Toilet Day (19 November) to encourage the community to ‘love their loo’.
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Digital water meters save Unitywater customers $3.8 million
13 November 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater’s Digital Metering Program, that has seen 10,000 water meters installed across Moreton Bay, Noosa and the Sunshine Coast, has saved customers $3.8 million and 646 million litres in lost water.
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One in three pipe blockages and overflows caused by tree roots
11 November 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater is encouraging residents to pause before they plant, with more than 30% of wastewater pipe blockages and overflows caused by tree root intrusion.
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Unitywater environmental works restore platypus habitat
7 November 2024
Media ReleaseIn a bid to help stabilise the population of duck-billed platypuses, Unitywater has partnered with ECOllaboration to rehabilitate a heavily impacted section of Petrie Creek at Nambour.
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Unitywater Vacation Student wins Engineers Australia award
5 November 2024
Media ReleaseA University of the Sunshine Coast Civil Engineering student whose thesis is focused on the data garnered from digital water meters has taken out the Michael Woodhouse Engineers Australia undergraduate award.
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Be aware be prepared and take action this storm season
4 November 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater is encouraging the community to learn more, stay informed and do some simple checks around the house ahead of wet weather and storms this summer.
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Dont risk a spooky surprise only flush the Three Ps
31 October 2024
Media ReleaseLove your loo and think at the sink to avoid a spooky surprise this Halloween. That’s the message from Unitywater after crews attended over 1,300 blockage or overflow jobs in the past six months.
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Unitywater and Noosa Council roll-out new water refill stations for community
30 October 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater and Noosa Council have partnered to install eight new water bottle refill stations across the region to help reduce single-use plastics and keep the community hydrated with free tap water.
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Unitywater reaches 5,000 kids through water education program
28 October 2024
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Unitywater’s in-school theatre educational program that inspires students about water efficiency and wastewater management has reached more than 5,000 students across 27 schools this year.
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Unitywater innovation achieves 99 percent nutrient removal at Maleny Wastewater Treatment
22 October 2024
Media ReleaseTo mark the start of National Water Week, Unitywater is celebrating an all-time high rate of nutrient removal at its Maleny Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
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Unitywater scholarships open pathways for UniSC student
15 October 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has opened applications for its 2025 scholarships at the University of the Sunshine Coast, supporting the next generation of innovators as they take their first steps towards a career in water.
