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Sewage and environmental infrastructure
The Sandgate Wastewater Treatment Plant is reportedly already inadequate. Residents argue infrastructure deficits like this must be resolved before population growth is approved.
Published 7 May 2026
- Concerns have been raised that the Sandgate Wastewater Treatment Plant is reportedly the subject of a Department of Environment and Innovation report finding it currently inadequate. Urban Utilities has reportedly acknowledged that the plant is responsible for consistently high faecal indicator readings in Cabbage Tree Creek.
- Residents and the KSBA argue it is irresponsible to plan for significant population increase without first addressing this infrastructure deficit - and that the community should have access to this information as part of any meaningful consultation.
- More broadly, residents question whether sewer, stormwater, and transport infrastructure is keeping pace with growth across the area.
- Many locals point out that infrastructure must come before growth, not the other way around.
- For more specialised information and advocacy on this topic see Stop Raw Sewage Into SEQ Waterways.