Crystal Waters is a village situated in the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

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 hinterland of Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

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In 1995, the village of Crystal Waters received a United Nations

United Nations

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world habitat award for its "pioneering work in demonstrating new ways of low impact, sustainable living". In 1998, the village of Crystal Waters was included in the "World's Best Practices" database of the United Nations organization.