Water Campaign™ Actions Profile 2009

Local governments and their communities take action on sustainable water management!

This latest Water Campaign Actions Profile was launched at the ALGA National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra on Monday 22 June 2009.

The 2009 publication features actions from 10 council participating in the Water Campaign™ from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. We are particularly pleased to include a Queensland council for the first time.

The actions outlined in this publication are highly transferable and provide examples of how local governments are approaching sustainable water management, from stormwater recovery and water recycling, to improving data management and engendering behaviour change.

Download an electronic version of the Water Campaign Actions Profile 2009 [PDF, 1.8 MB] or contact Milly Bartlett, ICLEI Oceania's Communications and Web Coordinator, for a hard copy of the publication, ph: +61 (0)3 9660 2246.

Water Campaign Actions Profile 2008 – featured council actions:

Shire of Busselton, Western Australia
Waterway protection: Award-winning bio-retention garden project

Hornsby Shire Council, New South Wales
Greening the way with stormwater: Greenway Park stormwater harvesting project

: Installation of underground rainwater tanks at Greenway Park, Hornsby

City of Melbourne, Victoria
Total Watermark: City as a Catchment – the next step towards integrated sustainable water management

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia
River rejuvenation: Margaret River water recycling project

: A street tree rain garden in Melbourne

City Of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, South Australia
Grandstand demonstration: Water recovery and efficiency at Norwood Oval

Moonee Valley City Council, Victoria
Saving water is child’s play: Preschool rainwater tank project

: Rainwater tanks have been installed in preschools and kindergartens in Moonee Valley

Logan City Council, Queensland
Deeper data for deeper cuts: smart metering and data management software

Cardinia Shire Council, Victoria
Strategy for the future: Complete retrofit of Council-owned buildings

: New smart meter receivers are attached to existing water meters at Logan City Council

Latrobe City Council, Victoria
Behaviour change gets the goods: Latrobe’s water saving partnership with sports clubs

City Of Burnside Council, South Australia
Time for change: ‘A change in Burnside can change the world’ shower timer campaign

: The water conservation pack sent to all Burnside residents

The Water Campaign™ Actions Profile 2009 was developed with the funding support of:

the Australian Government
City West Water, South East Water and Yarra Valley Water
Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board (in conjunction with the Central Local Government Region of South Australia)
South Australia Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board.

ICLEI Oceania also acknowledges the generous support of the City of Melbourne, Victoria, which hosts the ICLEI Oceania head office; Campbelltown City Council, which hosts the Water Campaign State Manager for South Australia; and Melville City Council, which hosts the Western Australian Water Campaign™ team.

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