Media Archive
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Ho ho hold onto your food scraps this holiday season
22 December 2025
Featured News ArticleUnitywater is encouraging the community to dispose of their festive food scraps responsibly to avoid wastewater blockages or overflows on their property.
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Unitywater shellfish reef trial expands in Moreton Bay
17 December 2025
Featured News ArticleUnitywater is expanding its innovative shellfish reef trial in the Pine River, with two new installation sites added to further-improve the quality of the water.
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Unitywater reveals two new public works of art in Noosa
15 December 2025
Featured News ArticleUnitywater has revealed two new murals in Noosaville and Tewantin as a part of its Community Art Program.
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Unitywater invests in community safety with major fire hydrant network renewal
9 December 2025
Featured News ArticleUnitywater has replaced 2,462 fire hydrants and 155 valves across its service area as part of a $400 million replacements and renewals program to improve water and wastewater assets over the next five years.
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Peregian Beach water reservoir artwork ready for reveal
3 December 2025
Featured News ArticleThe revitalised mural adorning the Peregian Beach water reservoir is almost ready to be revealed, with artists undertaking the challenge of completing it under scaffolding to bring it to life.
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Water meters replaced in Beachmere, Buderim, Kallangur, Nambour and Noosa
28 November 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater has replaced more than 2650 water meters nearing the end of their ten-to-fifteen-year lifecycle across Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa since July 1.
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Unitywater crews on the job to keep services flowing
27 November 2025
Media ReleaseIn response to the wild weather that has swept across the region this week, Unitywater crews continue to work around-the-clock to prevent or respond to any temporary water and wastewater interruptions caused by power outages and damaged infrastructure.
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Hinterland bush restoration backed by Unitywater
18 November 2025
Media ReleaseOn Friday 14 November, Unitywater joined Hinterland Bush Links volunteers to remove invasive weeds from bushland on a 13-hectare property in Reesville, approximately five kilometres west of Maleny in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
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Unitywater reveals tree roots as single largest cause of wastewater pipe blockages
17 November 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater has revealed tree root intrusion as the biggest culprit for wastewater pipe blockages, with one in five blockages caused by tree roots in the 2024-25 financial year.
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Extensive weed removal works by Unitywater, Noosa Council to improve Burgess Creek ecosystem
13 November 2025
Media ReleaseAlmost three-and-a-half hectares of land within the Burgess Creek catchment will undergo weed removal works over the next 12 months to improve the local ecosystem.
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Unitywater recognised for excellence in community engagement
12 November 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater has been recognised for its approach to community and infrastructure engagement, winning the 2025 UDIA Queensland Excellence Award for Community Engagement for its Aura and Harmony Infrastructure Program.
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Unitywater encourages community to prepare for storm season
10 November 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater is encouraging the community to prepare for summer storms to stay safe and avoid potential overflows on their property.
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Unitywater supports giant turtle event to mark start of Bribie Island nesting season
3 November 2025
Media ReleaseA powerful image of a giant turtle, formed by more than 300 people on Woorim Beach at the weekend, has marked the start of turtle nesting season on Bribie Island.
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Nature's filters: shellfish show nutrient reduction potential in Unitywater waterway restoration trial
28 October 2025
Media ReleaseAn innovative trial in the Pine River, evaluating the potential for shellfish reefs to improve water quality through nutrient filtration, has shown promising results nearly two years after installation.
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Good Samaritan Catholic College takes out Unitywater Lightning Cup
27 October 2025
Media ReleaseOn Friday, more than 800 primary school students participated in the Unitywater Lightning Cup, a netball carnival hosted by Unitywater and Sunshine Coast Lightning at the Sunshine Coast Netball Association on Fisherman’s Road in Maroochydore.
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Unitywater scholarship applications open for UniSC students
23 October 2025
Media ReleaseApplications are open for three Unitywater scholarships, awarded to University of the Sunshine Coast students each year to help them kick-start their careers.
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Unitywater replaces water meters across its service region
16 October 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater is replacing water meters nearing the end of their ten-to-fifteen-year lifecycle in Beachmere, Buderim, Cooroibah, Kallangur, Mons, Nambour and Peregian Beach this October as part of a $400 million investment to renew and enhance its water and wastewater network.
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Unitywater leads the way in electrical safety with arc flash mitigation
9 October 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater has assessed more than 1,000 electrical switchboards for arc flash risk in a program that is establishing new safety standards for Queensland water utilities.
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Unitywater and UniSC research agreement delivering innovation that improves environmental performance
8 October 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater and the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) have signed a $1.1 million agreement to undertake research that delivers environmental outcomes across Moreton Bay, the Sunshine Coast and Noosa.
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Unitywater relines 53km of wastewater pipes to reduce odour, customer impacts
2 October 2025
Media ReleaseUnitywater crews are relining four wastewater pipes a day as part of a $400 million replacements and renewals program to improve water and wastewater assets over the next five years.
