BOIL WATER ALERT (Tully and surrounds)

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Published
17th December 2023
Residents in Tully town, Feluga, East Feluga, Bulgun, Silky Oak, Euramo, Hull Heads, Tully Heads, Merryburn, Carmoo, Jarra Creek area (Syndicate Road and Mullins Road) are advised to boil drinking water until further notice.
 
Everyone in the affected locations is advised to boil water for use in the following activities:
  • Drinking
  • Brushing teeth
  • Washing and preparing food or beverages
  • Preparing baby formula
  • Making ice
  • Bathing infants

Residents are urged to please share this notice with neighbours and friends in the affected areas.

A program of flushing and testing has been initiated but the alert cannot be lifted without approval from Queensland Health.

Un-boiled water can be used for:

  • Showering and bathing other than infants (but minimise water in the mouth)
  • Washing dishes by hand or in a dishwasher, provided dishes are air-dried
  • Washing clothes
  • Flushing toilets.

All Cassowary Coast residents are urged to ONLY use water for drinking and hygiene purposes and refrain from using water for non-essential activities. 

The region is currently under Emergency Alert due to flooding which has resulted in blockages at several water infrastructure intakes, restricting water supply to the Cassowary Coast.  Flood affected roads and restricted access to the region’s water infrastructure will cause delays in Council teams being able to attend to these blockages.

For updates and information about boil water alerts and other Council alerts as they’re released, please  contact Council on 1300 763 903 or follow Council’s Facebook page.