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Section 3.5


Infrastructure &
Essential Services


3.5.2        Air                                            3.5.6      Electricity                                     3.5.8     Water                                          3.5.10    Stormwater

Airports that service the Noosa region are located at:      Bulk electricity generation mostly takes place in          The Noosa Water Treatment Plant is owned and             Control of stormwater is essential for providing access
                                                            Central Queensland, with transmission of electricity       operated by Seqwater and is located at Lake              for emergency vehicles, residents and businesses,
•       Sunshine Coast Airport, Marcoola                    managed through Powerlink, Key Powerlink lines             Macdonald. The Northern Pipeline Interconnector,         and for controlling damage to property and the
•       Brisbane Domestic Airport, Brisbane                 traverse the Noosa Shire from North to South, with         which is also operated by Seqwater, provides a           environment. Reticulated stormwater systems are
•       Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane            large Powerlink substations located just out of the        drinking water supply from outside the Noosa Shire       in place in the more populated areas of the Noosa
                                                            Shire near Gympie and Nambour. Local generation            to supplement production available from the Noosa        Council area. Stormwater infrastructure in some areas
A number of helipads are available as well as smaller       occurs mostly through photovoltaic (PV) solar panels       Water Treatment Plant.                                   is limited to bridges, culverts, open channels and
airstrips located on Council as well as private property.   on residential houses and businesses.                                                                               floodways. The existing stormwater management
Further detail can be found here: https://ourairports.                                                                 Unitywater is responsible for distribution of potable    systems may not be able to cope with stormwater
com/countries/AU/QLD/                                       Electricity distribution is managed by Energex, with key   water to residents on reticulated water supply in        volumes in extreme weather events.
                                                            substations located at Noosa, Tewantin, and Cooroy.        Noosa.
                                                            The distribution systems consist of both 132kV and
                                                            33kV sub-transmission lines, and a large number 11kv       Properties not connected to reticulated water rely on
3.5.3        Rail                                           distribution lines.                                        tank water.                                              3.5.11    Waste

The North Coast (Sunshine Coast) railway line runs                                                                                                                              Noosa Council operates three Waste Transfer
                                                            The electrical supply can be vulnerable to external
through the Noosa Council area at Cooroy, Pomona                                                                                                                                Stations at Doonan, Black Mountain and Pomona.
                                                            influences such as weather conditions and third-party
and Cooran.                                                                                                            3.5.9     Referable Dams                                 Waste Transfer Stations accept putrescible waste
                                                            events causing supply interruptions.
                                                                                                                                                                                and a number of other materials such as green waste,
                                                                                                                       There is one referable dam in Noosa Shire. This is the   metal and white goods, waste oils and construction
                                                                                                                       water storage reservoir at Lake Macdonald which is       and demolition waste. The Noosa landfill facility
3.5.4        Ferry                                          3.5.7      Wastewater                                      owned and operated by Seqwater. An Emergency             at Doonan accepts dead animals, asbestos and
                                                                                                                       Action Plan has been developed for this dam and is       contaminated soils.
A number of ferry services operate in the Noosa             The majority of urban properties are connected to          available on the Unitywater website.
Council area. This includes the Noosa North Shore Car       the Unitywater reticulated sewerage system. Those
Ferry Service as well as the Noosa Ferry and Cruise         properties not connected to the system have a              Refer to Section 4: Disaster Risk Management for
Company.                                                    range of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal         further information.
                                                            systems.

3.5.5        Gas                                            Public RV sanitary dump points are located at Cooroy
                                                            and on the Noosa Northshore.
LPG is only available in cylinders and distributed to
consumers by authorised agents.                             A fee for service sanitary pump out facility for vessels
                                                            is located at the Noosa Marina.



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