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LOCATION: Cairns, Queensland

DATE: 28-May-2010

Council clear with the cancelation of Boil Water Alert.

The Boil Water Alert has been cancelled for water supply customers north of Yarrabah Road and south of Anderson Road Woree, including the suburbs of Woree, Whiterock, Mount Sheridan, Bentley Park, Mount Peter, Edmonton and Wrights Creek.

Council has given the all clear message to residents after receiving water test results from the Queensland Health laboratory today, showing that water networks are free of Cryptosporidium.

This afternoon Council received the two successive clear test results required in order to lift the alert.

For more information visit: http://therocknews.com.au/2010/05/28/council-signals-all-clear-with-the-cancelation-of-boil-water-alert/

LOCATION: Cairns, Queensland

DATE: 27-May-2010

For water supply customers north of Yarrabah Road and south of Anderson Road Woree, including the suburbs of Woree, Whiterock, Mount Sheridan, Bentley Park, Mount Peter, Edmonton and Wrights Creek, the Boil Water Alert remains in place.

Council is required to have two successive clear test results in order to lift the alert.

For more information visit: http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/content/news/mediaReleases/BoilWaterAlertremainsinplace.htm

LOCATION: Cairns, Queensland

DATE: 17-May-2010

A parasite that can cause diarrhoea, nausea and headaches has been found in a water supply in far north Queensland.

Routine water quality testing has found the parasite protozoa cryptosporidium in the Behana Creek water supply, south of Cairns.

Cairns Regional Council spokesman Bruce Gardiner says residents should not drink the water until it has been boiled.

"People that could possible be affected is really in the Gordonvale area mostly and Goldsborough Valley as well," he said.

"There's probably about 1,500 to 2,000 houses in that order that could possibly be affected."

By Jessica Mawer

For more information visit: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/17/2900898.htm

LOCATION: Gold Coast, Queensland

DATE: 22-Mar-2010

Gold Coast city councillor Peter Young says he expects Nerang residents on the Gold Coast can stop boiling drinking water very soon.

Council says E. coli was found during testing last week and 2,500 properties were affected.

Councillor P. Young says he expects the all-clear should be given soon.

For more information visit: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/22/2852759.htm

LOCATION: Scamander, Queensland

DATE: 05-Mar-2010

BOILING OF DRINKING WATER ALERT

Residents of Scamander are reminded that a TEMPORARY boiling of drinking water alert is in place for this water supply.

Residents of Pioneer, Gladstone, Ringarooma, Herrick, Ledgerwood, Derby, Winnaleah, Branxholm, Fingal, Mathinna, Cornwall, Rossarden, Mole Creek, Whitemark, Lady Barron & Lilydale are reminded that a PERMANENT boiling of drinking water alert is in place for this water supply.

As a safeguard all residents of these towns are requested to boil drinking water for a period of one minute before consumption.

If you require any further information please contact our Office on 13MYWATER / 13 69 92
B. Cash
Chief Executive Officer

For more information visit: http://www.benlomondwater.com.au/NorthWater/News/Alerts

LOCATION: Bowen, Queensland

DATE: 11-Feb-2010

Residents of Bowen in north Queensland have been told to boil their tap water after bacteria was found in the local supply.

Routine monitoring of the water supply to Bowen has found unusually high levels of E. coli and there are concerns other harmful bacteria may be present.

Queensland Health is working with the Whitsunday Regional Council to determine the cause of the outbreak, with a water specialist due to arrive in Bowen today.

Mayor Mike Brunker says it will be some time before the water is clean enough to drink.

"We believe that it could be due to the fact that we have had a lot of high rainfall in Bowen in the last fortnight," he said.

For more information visit: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/11/2816355.htm

LOCATION: Longreach, Queensland

DATE: 13-Jan-2010

Town Water clear of E-Coli in first laboratory tests
Following the precautionary boiled water alert sent out by the Longreach Regional Council on Saturday, the town water was tested at the Queensland Health’s Public Health Microbiology Forensic & Scientific Laboratory in Brisbane and has been given the all clear for E. coli. Test results were advised to Council this hour and show that rectification measures undertaken by council immediately upon notification of the E. Coli were successful.
Queensland Health requires the precautionary Boiled Water alert to remain in place until three clear test results have been received. The second test sample was sent to the laboratory on Tuesday and third sample was sent today.

For more information visit: http://www.longreach.qld.gov.au/news/Boiled%20Water%20Alert%2014012010.shtml

LOCATION: Wallaville, Queensland

DATE: 11-Apr-2009

Residents of the small southern Queensland community of Wallaville have been ordered to boil their tap water because of water contamination fears.

The Bundaberg Regional Council has advised 200 residents of Wallaville, near Gin Gin, to boil all water to prevent an outbreak of E. coli.

For more information visit: http://www.ourbrisbane.com/news/articles/2132072.southern-qld-community-on-e-coli-alert

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"Infection is the main, but not the only, problem associated with microorganisms in drinking water. For instance, certain algae and bacteria can produce toxins that affect humans; the toxins may remain in the water even when the organisms responsible have been removed. Other ‘nuisance organisms’ can cause problems of taste, odour or colour, or promote deposition and corrosion."

Australian National Water Quality Management Strategy

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