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Coronavirus fragments found in Gold Coast sewage

It comes as Queensland Health issued a warning about three new gastrointestinal symptoms which could indicate a person has...

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07th Nov. 2020 12:11 PM

Undetected case fears as COVID-19 found in sewage

Coronavirus fragments have been detected in sewerage water in Brisbane, Sandgate and the Sunshine Coast.

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17th Oct. 2020 10:10 AM

First step of treatment at the Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant, west of Brisbane, which will supply purified recycled water to Wivenhoe Dam from March next year. NN533896

Region’s sewage plants fail to hit environment targets

New report reveals multiple compliance failures, puts service under spotlight

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20th July 2020 6:07 AM

A new council report reveals the region’s sewage treatment plants only met their environmental law requirements about half the time last year.

Recycled sewage water could soon be in our taps

The State Government has quietly introduced changes that pave the way to adding treated sewage water to southeast...

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24th May 2020 6:05 AM

‘Very high’ chance sewer, stormwater systems could fail

THERE has been “significant deterioration” after this North Coast town's pipelines were “not sufficiently maintained”.

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29th Jan. 2020 3:01 PM

INVASIVE: Major root intrusion in council pipelines in Mullumbimby.

Community group takes action over ‘health hazard’

A stinky situation has forced a community group to take matters into their own hands

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18th Oct. 2019 8:10 AM

Sunshine Coast beach now safe after sewage overflow

A popular Sunshine Coast beach is safe for swimming, six days after it was contaminated with sewage from an overflow

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17th Oct. 2019 9:10 AM

Unity Water have removed signs saying water is contaminated with sewage at Little Cove at Noosa. Photo: Contributed

Stay away: Popular beach contaminated after sewage overflow

Swimmers have been warned to avoid a stretch of a popular Coast beach after a survey peg blocked a main pipe which caused a...

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15th Oct. 2019 11:10 AM

Unity Water signs at Little Cove at Noosa. Photo: Contributed

Drought-ravaged town forced to drink treated toilet water

One town is taking drastic measures as it slowly runs out of water by going from ‘toilet to tap’ — which means using...

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13th Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

The Tenterfield water supply and ageing water treatment plant on the outskirts of town. Picture: Peter Lorimer

Raw sewage flows into Tweed canal

Workers responded to the report of a fault near the intersection of Gollan Drive and Lakes Drive, just before 10am

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24th Sept. 2019 1:09 PM

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