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Community supports water week initiatives

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Gold Coast students and the community get an A for effort in getting the message across about the importance of water while raising funds for WaterAid Australia and the Animal Welfare League.

Future-planning accolades keep flowing in

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Gold Coast City Council’s Bold Future project has taken top honours in the Queensland Public Sector Excellence Awards for Best Practice in Local Government. Gold Coast Water Infrastructure Planning Manager, Guillermo ‘Bill’ Capati was also named the Publi

City engineers strike green and gold

Monday, 5 October 2009

Gold Coast Water has been recognised at the prestigious Queensland Engineering Excellence Awards for its Integrated Management System and Gold Coast Waterfuture Recycled Water Strategy. The awards are held annually by the engineering profession to showca

Donate your unused phones to help environment and charities

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

The environment, animal welfare and community aid charities will benefit from a ‘Don’t dump it….donate it!’ phone recycling campaign in the lead up to National Water Week.

It’s hot! But please stay cool on water use

Thursday, 27 August 2009

The recent burst of unseasonal hot winter weather has sparked a rise in water use on the Gold Coast.

Open day highlights sustainable community

Thursday, 13 August 2009

Sustainable gardening workshops, site tours and children’s activities will be part of a ‘community open day’ from 10am to 2pm on Sunday 16 August at the Recycled Water Treatment Plant (Kerkin Road North, Pimpama).

'Community open day' in lead up to Class A+

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Sustainable gardening workshops, site tours and children’s activities will be part of a ‘community open day’ on Sunday 16 August for Pimpama and Coomera residents – in the lead up to Class A+ recycled water being switched on later this year.

State-of-the-art pump station is ‘go’

Thursday, 23 July 2009

A plaque unveiling and the press of the ‘go’ button today marked the commissioning of the Gold Coast’s largest and most advanced pump station.

Water excellence gets world-wide acclaim

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Gold Coast Water has been recognised internationally for its excellence in the water industry.

Lid goes on city’s largest pump station

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Dubbed the ‘missile silo’ by residents, the 25 metre deep and 14 metre wide SP68 well has had its lid put on.

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