Sunshine Coast home owners chasing property damage compensation from government

Sunshine Coast home owner, Debbie Bresnahan, is one of an expected number of other property owners to take the state government to court after compensation for property damage from a water project.

According to The Courier Mail, Bresnahan is chasing a $500,000 sum after her property, on a 1.7 hectare block, was damaged from the multi-million dollar Northern Pipeline project that was constructed in a one year timeframe from 2010.

Reportedly there have been a couple of offers that she refused. The government has called these offers 'fair compensation'.

She told The Courier Mail that the pipeline went through her front yard, with the easement they have taken ruining the property and causing the value to plummet. This isn't the first time she has been unhappy about the project, previously voicing concerns to the ABC in late-2010, initially angered by the impact of the construction on her life.

Her case goes to Brisbane's Land Court today and is expected to be one of a number of complaints.

There were a total of 228 properties affected by the project.