Thousands of properties lost power after a sudden outage on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday morning.
About 3650 Energex customers at Peregian Springs and about 2000 customers at Peregian Beach lost electricity at about 9.40am.
The area includes schools, shopping complexes, childcare centres, a golf course and retirement and aged care facilities.
It’s believed there was a fault at a substation in the area, and maintenance crews were dispatched to assess the equipment.
Power was restored by midday.
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