Media Archive
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New pipeline completed in Harmony
15 July 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater’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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Students gear-up for the Unitywater Lightning Cup
11 July 2024
Media ReleaseToday, 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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Burpengary East upgrades treatment capacity for extra four million litres sewage per day
2 July 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater 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.
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Unitywater announces prices for 2024 and 2025
26 June 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater prices will increase from 1 July 2024, as it continues to invest in the reliability and growth of water and wastewater services across the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Noosa region.
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Unitywater brings theatre based water education to students
11 June 2024
Media ReleaseStudents in schools from North Lakes to Noosa will receive a visit from ‘Walter Smart and Friends’, in a live, in-school-theatre education performance about the importance of being water-wise, as part of Unitywater’s Education Program.
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Don't miss Unitywater's graduate career kick start
30 May 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater is making a last call for local university graduates to apply for the utility’s 2025 Graduate Development Program, which builds careers in an industry that supports healthy and thriving communities and provides a direct pathway to full time employment.
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New Unitywater partners to start building better together
28 May 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has confirmed its new long-term capital delivery partnerships for delivery of $1.8 billion of capital investment over the next five years, to provide reliable water services for one of South East Queensland’s fastest growing regions.
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Unitywater releases 14 actions to reconciliation in formally endorsed Innovate RAP
27 May 2024
Media ReleaseTo mark the start of National Reconciliation Week 2024, Unitywater released its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), outlining 14 actions with more than 50 deliverables, for achieving the organisation’s vision for reconciliation.
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New Pine Valley tank tops up west Moretons water future
21 May 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has unveiled plans to deliver a new 15 million litre drinking water reservoir and eight kilometres of water pipelines, to enhance future water security for its Pine Valley, Upper Caboolture, Morayfield and Narangba customers.
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Buderim Water Reservoir receives a new roof via helicopter
8 May 2024
Media ReleaseBuderim residents were treated to a spectacle in the skies as a new roof for the Buderim Water Reservoir was airlifted from Wises Road to its destination at the reservoir site this morning captivating
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Unlocking the Future of South-East Queensland: Construction to begin on Waraba’s essential infrastructure
23 April 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater will next month start construction of the new wastewater network that will provide essential services to over half of the 70,000 people who will call the new city of Waraba (formerly Caboolture West) home over the next 40 years.
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Unitywater signs Ventia for Burpengary East Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade
12 April 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has contracted Ventia as its delivery partner for more than $100 million worth of work to
upgrade its Burpengary East Wastewater Treatment Plant, with activity scheduled to commence in
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Noosa wastewater pipes get a clean
12 February 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater will inspect and clean wastewater pipes under Hastings Street, Noosa Drive and Park
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Sunshine Coast Lightning and Unitywater team-up to eradicate single use plastic
3 February 2024
Media ReleaseSunshine Coast Lightning and Unitywater teamed up on Saturday, February 3 to celebrate their partnership for 2024 by lending a hand to keep our waterways clean and healthy for turtle hatchlings and the wider community.
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SEQs first recycled water scheme starts irrigating Wamuran turf farm
30 November 2023
Media ReleaseConstruction is complete on the Wamuran Irrigation Scheme’s new distribution network, part of a $120 million project from Unitywater providing a reliable, climate independent source of water for local farmers while managing the demands of population growth in the region.
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Community grants lend a helping hand
14 November 2023
Media ReleaseEleven community groups across Moreton Bay, Noosa and the Sunshine Coast have benefited from Unitywater’s annual Community Grants program that provides funding to grassroots initiatives that support environmental outcomes, as well as supporting programs that help with issues faced by our community.
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Unitywater creating a greener future with $8M Caboolture River Rehabilitation Project
18 October 2023
Media ReleaseThe $8M Caboolture River Rehabilitation Project, delivered with partners Healthy Land & Water, Trask Land Corporation and North Harbour Holdings has approached a major milestone with the completion of the first stage of what will be one of Australia’s largest nutrient offsetting river rehabilitation projects in an estuarine environment.
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Unitywater creating a greener future with $8M Caboolture River Rehabilitation Project
17 October 2023
Media ReleaseThe $8M Caboolture River Rehabilitation Project, delivered with partners Healthy Land & Water, Trask Land Corporation and North Harbour Holdings has approached a major milestone with the completion of the first stage of what will be one of Australia’s largest nutrient offsetting river rehabilitation projects in an estuarine environment.
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Yandina Creek Wetland a natural success story
12 October 2023
Media ReleaseSeven years ago, Unitywater purchased two lots of former cane farming land on River Road, Maroochy River as part of a larger program to improve the health of the rivers and creeks in the region.
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Oysters improving water quality in Pine River reaches next milestone
12 October 2023
Media ReleaseThe first 40 Robust Oyster Baskets (ROBs) have been installed in the upper estuarine reaches of the Pine River downstream of Unitywater's Murrumba Downs Wastewater Treatment Plant.
