Noosa Heads Police have decommissioned their original diesel generator and donated same to the Nambour TAFE college to assist students in their electrical apprenticeship training.
The 37 year old Lister Powerlite diesel generator, capable of a 12.5kVa output, was originally installed at the Noosa Station when it opened on 6 August 1984 to provide emergency power during outages.
Over the years, demand for power within the station has grown significantly with the introduction of computers, PABX systems, air conditioning and other essential equipment, rendering the generator unfit for purpose.
The unit has been replaced with a 110kVa Genelite generator capable of powering the station well into the future.
Instead of sending the old diesel generator to auction as is normal practice for decommissioned government equipment, police wanted to find a better use for the unit.
Contact was made with Craig Dillon from Nambour TAFE who is responsible for teaching electrical apprentices and he enthusiastically accepted the retired generator on behalf of Nambour TAFE.
“We are thrilled to be able to donate this generator to the Nambour TAFE college to assist in their training our electrical apprentices into the future,” Sen Sgt Ben Carroll, OIC Noosa said.
