Historically, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council (SCRC) coordinated a liquid waste holding tank collection service on behalf of the community. Following a review in 2022, the council decided that as of 9th July 2023, it would no longer provide this service to our community. From 9th July 2023, residents became responsible for their own arrangements. The change in provision was believed to affect around 650 properties.
The Mapleton and District Community Association (MADCA), through a project led by Tony Brett and subsequently Peter Gamgee, was a major advocate for a better deal for the community for more than 10 years.
As an alternative to pump out, some properties were be able to establish on site processing of liquid waste . Information about the procedure for transitioning to alternative on site processing can be found on the SCRC website. It may be complex to install and not all properties will be suitable for an on-site processing system. The first step is to establish if the property is suitable.
During the initiative, Councillor David Law (Division 10) generously volunteered to act as a conduit between property owners and the relevant Council Departments to provide an initial assessment in the first instance to ascertain the suitability of any particular property to utilise on site processing.