TASKFORCE EFFORTS REWARDED

TASKFORCE WINS AWARD FOR CONSTRUCTION CLEAN-UPS

A special taskforce introduced to protect the Sunshine Coast’s prized waterways from development-related pollution and erosion has been acknowledged with a major award. Sunshine Coast Council is celebrating the achievements of its Construction Management and Waterway Protection Taskforce.

This follows the team winning the National Award in Policy and Education at Stormwater Australia’s National Awards for Excellence in Sydney on March 29.

This coveted accolade moves Council another step closer to achieving its vision of being ‘Australia’s most sustainable region’. Council introduced the taskforce in 2021 to partner, educate and implement erosion and sediment control.

The team has been monitoring and educating all parts of the construction sector and working with the industry to avoid site run-off and erosion that may damage our prized waterways or clog roadside gutters or stormwater drains.

The taskforce is there to ensure residential builders, Continued on page 10