Category: Energy & Water

LAKE MACDONALD DAM UPGRADE UPDATE 22 JANUARY 2021

by SB Office | Jan 22, 2021 | Energy & Water | 0

It was announced on the January 22, 2021, that the Lake MacDonald Dam Upgrade Project is currently being reassessed after the procurement phase, and as a result, the scheduled water lowering will not be occurring in March. We...

UNITY WATER INFORMATION

by SB Office | Dec 2, 2020 | Energy & Water | 0

Unity Water is a statutory authority with three shareholders – Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa Council’s – and is governed by an independent board. Matters relating to Unity Water do not come under the jurisdiction of...

NOOSA RIVER TESTING UPDATE

by SB Office | Oct 13, 2020 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

This one has been a journey and for those unfamiliar please head to https://www.sandybolton.com/?s=river+testing In summary, I had organised testing outside the ‘standard’ in response to questions over the recommendations from...

Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) update

by SB Office | Jun 10, 2020 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Infrastructure & Planning | 0

An EUA is a financing mechanism used to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing buildings to improve their environmental performance and can provide benefits for the community, industry, building owners, building tenants,...

Noosa River Catchment Testing update

by SB Office | May 4, 2020 | Energy & Water, Health, Wellbeing and Disability, Local Government | 0

The Department of Environment and Science has been working with Noosa Council to undertake testing of the water and surrounding catchment area in response to my request regarding the unresolved recommendations from the Noosa...

5G

by SB Office | Apr 16, 2020 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Health, Wellbeing and Disability, Infrastructure & Planning | 0

The debate around 5G has increased over the past few months with some of our residents concerned about the potential health effects of radiofrequency radiation (RF) and electromagnetic energy (EME) associated with mobile...

EUA solar legislation for councils update

by SB Office | Feb 18, 2020 | Energy & Water, Infrastructure & Planning | 0

Minister for Housing and Public Works, Mick de Brenni’s office, has advised the...

Noosa River management update

by SB Office | Feb 18, 2020 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 2

Maritime Safety Queensland has appointed a permanent officer to be based in Noosa with an expected start date in March 2020. This officer will meet initially with stakeholders to identify issues, including unregistered vessels,...