Media Archive
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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.
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First pipes arrive for Aura and Harmony Program
18 September 2023
Media ReleaseConstruction crews on Unitywater’s large Aura and Harmony Trunk Infrastructure Program have marked a major milestone, with the first of more than 27 kilometres of large-scale water and wastewater pipes delivered to the site on the Sunshine Coast.
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Unitywater grows investment portfolio with pipe tech acquisition
6 September 2023
Media ReleaseContinuing the growth of its commercial investment portfolio, Unitywater has this month acquired a minority stake in Australian business Detection Services Group.
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Unitywater to help Stanthorpe save water and dollars in new leak detection trial
22 August 2023
Media ReleaseA program that has saved South East Queensland water utility Unitywater $35 million and 11 billion litres of water in the last decade is being implemented in Stanthorpe.
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Unitywater scholarship recipients set for a bright future
24 July 2023
Media Release“Mum life, work, study, repeat” is Mel Farmer’s mantra. She’s one of three talented University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) students who have received a helping hand towards their future through a Unitywater scholarship.
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Unitywater announces prices for 2023 and 2024
22 June 2023
Media ReleaseUnitywater customers will see a below-CPI increase to their water and sewerage charges from 1 July 2023, with the typical residential customer bill to increase by 5.9 per cent or $22.50 per quarter.
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Unitywater investing $1.8b to create sustainable and liveable communities
15 June 2023
Media ReleaseOver the next five years, Unitywater is investing $1.8 billion to increase the reliability and quality of water and wastewater services and contribute to the liveability of the region.
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Unitywater celebrates commitment to sustainability this World Environment Day
7 June 2023
Media ReleaseUnitywater is demonstrating its commitment to the environment with the launch of its Environmental Sustainability Plan later this year. The utility announced the development of the plan with a staff clean-up event at Cotton Tree on World Environment Day (Monday 5 June).
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Unitywater submits third RAP for National Reconciliation Week
29 May 2023
Media ReleaseUnitywater is marking National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) with the submission of its third Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Innovate 2 following their successful completion of the Reflect RAP and Innovate RAP.
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Locals have their say on Burgess Creek
10 May 2023
Media ReleaseErosion control, stormwater management and riparian vegetation and wetlands have been identified by the community as potential opportunities for improvement to help manage local waterways, including Burgess Creek in Noosa.
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New engineering graduates back a pretty good job with Unitywater
3 May 2023
Media ReleaseUnitywater’s new engineering graduates have hit the ground running on a two year program that will see them help deliver more than $1.3 billion in capital projects over the next five years.
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Unitywater research project to test value of oysters in improving water quality
3 May 2023
Media ReleaseUnitywater is trialling an oyster reef restoration project that will, for the first time in Australia, determine the value and effectiveness of oysters to filter nutrients in waterways.
