Sunshine Coast Council
Australia’s first underground automated waste collection system in the new Maroochydore City Centre is moving closer to being switched on.
Construction of the collection station and Stage 1A of the underground pipe network including the link to the collection station is finished.
Group Executive Customer Engagement and Planning Services James Ruprai said the ENVAC technical experts required to commission the facility are in the country and out of quarantine and Sunshine Coast Council is extremely excited and proud to reach the commissioning phase of the innovative project.
“The Sunshine Coast is leading the nation with this sustainable and innovative technology. We are constructing Australia’s first, high-tech, underground automated waste collection system for a CBD,” Mr Ruprai said.
The Sunshine Coast system is a lot larger capacity wise but in terms of the technology and physics there s zero difference. A council spokesman said the equipment could only be commissioned by Envac technicians, under an agreement with the company. They said costs associated with the commissioning were included in the agreement. Council s group executive customer engagement and planning services James Ruprai said it was moving closer to having the system switched on, with ENVAC technical experts in the country and out of quarantine. The council statement said it would be Australia s first, hi-tech, underground automated waste collection system for a CBD .
FUTURE: Renders of the future city centre.
The major firm was announced as development partner in a deal which was spruiked to bring $2.5 billion worth of investment into the new CBD.
Sunshine Coast Council made the announcement in November last year, with the deal involving council, Walker Corporation and council-owned SunCentral Maroochydore.
As part of the deal, Walker Corporation would deliver up to 160,000sq m of commercial and retail space and about 4000 residential apartments.
Plans were set to be scoped out for the northern and southern areas of the site for mixed-use development. FUTURE: Renders of the future city centre.
The changes came after Walker Corporation signed a deal with the council late last year to take over as developer of the majority of the remaining 43ha site still to be built, in a deal which was touted to trigger $2.5 billion worth of investment in the new CBD. DRONE: New development of Maroochydore CBD. Councillors were told on Thursday the new group would assume the majority of oversight functions, but wouldn t diminish the council s strategic role. Division 9 councillor Maria Suarez moved to confirm whether or not the new agreement allowed for delegates to stand in place of the mayor or CEO, should they be unavailable for any meetings.
Walker Corporation will look to prioritise work and job opportunities for locals, Mr McCarthy said. It makes good business sense to employ locals and build the capacity and capability of the local workforce to participate not just in the 15 to 20 year delivery of the project but in its ongoing role as the CBD for the Sunshine Coast region. Mayor Mark Jamieson and Walker Corporation s commercial manager Malaysia and development projects George Quinn announce the development agreement for the Maroochydore city centre. In partnership with Sunshine Coast Council and SunCentral, Walker Corporation will deliver up to 160,000sq m of commercial and retail space and about 4000 residential apartments at the council-owned 53ha site.