
OUTAGE: 5600 customers lose power for second night in row
Whitsunday residents have lost power for the second time in less than 24 hours with more than 5600 customers affected.
Ergon Energy reported the outage just after 5.30pm Wednesday.
The loss of supply is due to damage requiring emergency repairs.
Residents in Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Cannon Valley, Sugarloaf, Riordanvale, Strathdickie and Woodwark have been affected.
The estimated fix time is unknown.
An Ergon Energy spokeswoman said the outage was caused by damage to equipment at a substation.