Aura Water Project

Unitywater is investing in new water infrastructure to meet future demand in a growing community. This important work will mean a continued safe and reliable water service for the Aura community.

The new water infrastructure will help meet the Sunshine Coast’s growing population demands, both now and into the future, including the 50,000 residents who will live in Aura by 2050.

The project is part of Unitywater’s commitment to support emerging communities on the Sunshine Coast by investing in sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure to meet population growth.

Unitywater will continue to upgrade and invest in water supply infrastructure in a sustainable way to meet the demands of our growing region.

Project Details:

  • The Aura Water Project includes construction of a new water reservoir and installation of 12kms of new water pipeline from the Ewen Maddock Water Treatment Plant to Aura in Caloundra South.
  • Aura’s water reservoir will be located on the western side of the Bruce Highway, just across from the Aura development.
  • Construction commenced in mid 2023 and is expected to be completed by late 2026, weather and construction conditions permitting.
  • Together, with our construction partner McConnell Dowell, we will work closely with the local community to keep you informed about the project and reduce any disruption.

Old Caloundra Road, Landsborough - Temporary Closure: July 2024 - November 2024

  • We are both trenching with excavators and drilling underground to install the new Aura water pipeline.
  • This work requires a section of Old Caloundra Road to be closed temporarily while we complete this work between July - November 2024.
  • It is important that we close this section of road to ensure public safety. The detour while these works are being completed is via Forestry Road, Landsborough. See latest works notification for more information and for a map of the detour.
  • We aim to move through the area as quickly and as safely as we can, to minimise impacts to the local community.
  • All works conducted will be weather and resource dependent. In the event of bad weather, such as rain and high winds or problematic site conditions, we may need to stop works and reconvene at a safer time.
  • We apologise for the inconvenience of this closure and we thank you for your patience while we complete these important works.

To find out more about this project you can ask us a question below.

Unitywater is investing in new water infrastructure to meet future demand in a growing community. This important work will mean a continued safe and reliable water service for the Aura community.

The new water infrastructure will help meet the Sunshine Coast’s growing population demands, both now and into the future, including the 50,000 residents who will live in Aura by 2050.

The project is part of Unitywater’s commitment to support emerging communities on the Sunshine Coast by investing in sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure to meet population growth.

Unitywater will continue to upgrade and invest in water supply infrastructure in a sustainable way to meet the demands of our growing region.

Project Details:

  • The Aura Water Project includes construction of a new water reservoir and installation of 12kms of new water pipeline from the Ewen Maddock Water Treatment Plant to Aura in Caloundra South.
  • Aura’s water reservoir will be located on the western side of the Bruce Highway, just across from the Aura development.
  • Construction commenced in mid 2023 and is expected to be completed by late 2026, weather and construction conditions permitting.
  • Together, with our construction partner McConnell Dowell, we will work closely with the local community to keep you informed about the project and reduce any disruption.

Old Caloundra Road, Landsborough - Temporary Closure: July 2024 - November 2024

  • We are both trenching with excavators and drilling underground to install the new Aura water pipeline.
  • This work requires a section of Old Caloundra Road to be closed temporarily while we complete this work between July - November 2024.
  • It is important that we close this section of road to ensure public safety. The detour while these works are being completed is via Forestry Road, Landsborough. See latest works notification for more information and for a map of the detour.
  • We aim to move through the area as quickly and as safely as we can, to minimise impacts to the local community.
  • All works conducted will be weather and resource dependent. In the event of bad weather, such as rain and high winds or problematic site conditions, we may need to stop works and reconvene at a safer time.
  • We apologise for the inconvenience of this closure and we thank you for your patience while we complete these important works.

To find out more about this project you can ask us a question below.

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  • Hi, I am a resident on Old Caloundra Road I would like to know if the road closure is going to plan to reopen late November as written on the works notification we received . I did ring the phone number 0492481235 on the notification but the number no longer exists. Regards Sharon Gammone 405 Old Caloundra Road

    Sharon Gammone asked 6 days ago

    Hi Sharon,

    Thank you for your email and the heads up about the hotline. We will get this sorted asap. 

    The good news is that Old Caloundra Rd is on track for re-opening early November. 

    Thank you for your understanding and patience as we complete this important infrastructure project. 

    Feel free to contact the project email for more information via: A&HCommunity@mcdgroup.com

    Kind regards, Amber James

  • Please include information on your website about where the offsets from clearing Koala and Greater Glider habitat will occur. Please also include more information in regards to the reinstatement activities that will occur and what your company is doing to prevent invasive species from appearing in these cleared areas during and after the pipeline install.

    R.M asked 4 months ago

    Hi there and thank you for your interest in the Aura Water Project. We appreciate the time you have taken to write to us with your questions.

    We understand the value the community places on the environment and are taking all possible measures to ensure our works have as minimal impact to the local environment as possible. These works are also being conducted in strict accordance with the approvals in place for this project. Unitywater have sustainability front of mind and will be re-using suitable trees for Sunshine Coast Council's Coarse Woody Debris Program which will become habitat logs and are ensuring Class A Durability Timber set aside for nesting boxes. Trees which are not suitable for any other purpose have been mulched and used for erosion protection and sediment control in the Aura Water construction zone. In the event of excess mulch, we are also working closely with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).

    In relation to the offsets from the approved vegetation clearing, these are being managed by both Sunshine Coast Council (SCC) and Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI), in accordance with our State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) approval.

    In relation to the reinstatement activities and what we are doing to prevent invasive species, our contractor is required to implement a weed management process through regular monitoring and eradication of invasive weed species through weed spraying or removal; following the completion of the work, the verges, tracks and swales will be reinstated as best possible to pre-existing conditions and as required by Council and Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) which will include re-establishment of grass and native species to these areas.

Page last updated: 30 Oct 2024, 09:00 AM