Unitywater

News Summary:

Unitywater submitted its second price monitoring review on September 8, 2026, a process initiated by the Queensland Government in September 2025. CEO Anna Jackson stated the submission provides a transparent, evidence-based assessment of forecast prices, revenue, expenditure, and service outcomes to assure customers about the prudency and efficiency of its forecast capital and operating expenditure. Previously, on August 17, Unitywater engaged Pipe Tek to clean, test, and commission a new 10km watermain on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. This pipeline, connecting existing water infrastructure to the Peregian Springs water reservoir, commenced commissioning in 2025 to support regional population growth. Earlier in August, on the 12th, Unitywater announced plans to install over 1,000 digital water meters in Buderim, Mons, Tanawha, Forest Glen, Kunda Park, and Palmwoods, following the utility’s Digital Metering Program saving customers one billion liters of water and $6.2 million in leak-related costs. On August 11, Unitywater laid the base slab and began raising concrete panels for a new 15-megalitre water reservoir in Morayfield, south-east Queensland, designed to serve more than 100,000 new residents over the next two decades. This follows a July 29 decision by the Fair Work Commission regarding how Unitywater pays its control room staff for overtime and annual leave, addressing issues identified during a payroll reconciliation.