City of Belmont - Community Demonstration: Using Fertiliser Correctly

The City of Belmont, a Water Campaign™ participant since 2004, recognises that fertilisers applied to gardens can contribute to water quality problems in local streams. In recognition that improved fertiliser regimes are an important part of addressing this problem, the City of Belmont’s Parks and Gardens department ran a demonstration for its residents on correct fertiliser use.

City of Mandurah - Sustainable Mandurah Display Home: Promoting Water Management

The City of Mandurah, in partnership with Mirvac Fini, Ultimate Homes, Solar Dwellings and Sustainable Consulting has constructed the Sustainable Mandurah Home. The home is the first to be specifically designed as a replicable project and display home that you can buy off the plan. The home demonstrates a range of water efficient appliances, water efficient landscaping, a greywater collection system and other practices that any homeowner can adopt throughout the interior and exterior of a house.

Town of Kwinana - Community Garden Workshops

The Town of Kwinana participated in delivering a Great Gardens workshop series, a free educational show designed to teach local gardeners about specific gardening and environmental issues including water conservation and responsible fertiliser use.

City of Mandurah - Aquifer Storage and Recovery

In June 2000 the City of Mandurah began working with land developers, Mirvac Fini, the Water Corporation and the CSIRO Land and Water to develop the Halls Head Indirect Reuse project. The project was developed in response to a growing need for a non-scheme water source suitable for irrigation purposes in the City of Mandurah. The City proposed that a source of treated wastewater be developed to meet the need for irrigation of selected parks and recreational grounds.

City of Melville - Best Practice Turf Irrigation

The City of Melville, a Water Campaign™ participant since 2004, has been progressively addressing water conservation through its irrigation practices in a water efficiency project that began in 1989. Through this project the City of Melville has developed a wealth of knowledge and is recognised as a leader in irrigation management.

City of Melville - Waterless Urinals

The City of Melville, a Water Campaign™ participant since 2004, has converted all urinals within its main administration building to waterless urinals. Twelve single person urinals were retrofitted in total.

Shire of Mundaring - Wastewater Reuse

Council is playing an important part in meeting the state’s wastewater reuse goal and improving the water quality of a local creek through a joint wastewater reuse project with the Water Corporation.

City of Perth - Stormwater Treatment Wetland

The City of Perth, a Water Campaign™ participant since 2004, has taken the major initiative of installing a constructed wetland to treat stormwater run-off into the Swan River, Perth, Western Australia.

Hornsby Shire Council - Stormwater Irrigation in Open Space

Stormwater reuse systems were installed at various parks and recreation centres within Hornsby Shire to irrigate sports fields, park grounds and tennis courts as part of an Energy Performance Contract (EPC). The stormwater reuse systems consist of water storage tanks, pumps and switching equipment, and irrigation control equipment.

Hornsby Shire Council - Water Reuse and Education Projects

Hornsby Shire Council wanted to implement water conservation practices at its Pennant Hill’s nursery depot site. Council upgraded the current irrigation system and installed a functional water treatment and reuse facility.

Frankston City Council - Rainwater tanks

Frankston City Council recognises that local government is a large consumer of water resources with the ability to reduce consumption using innovative techniques. Frankston City Council is dedicated to demonstrating leadership in water conservation to the community. This will lead to further adoption of water conservation amongst the community. The Frankston SES (State Emergency Services) Building was identified as an ideal location for harvesting rainwater with tanks. The building is located next to the Council depot and community nursery. Collected rainwater is used for plant irrigation.

City of Canada Bay - Energy and Water Conservation in Rhodes Park Kiosk

Construction of the Rhodes Park Kiosk in 1998 incorporated ecologically sustainable development (ESD) initiatives including water sensitive urban design. This provided the popular Kokoda Memorial Walkway with upgraded public facilities as well as an effective environmental education tool. Interpretive signage has been installed at the site as part of the Lower Parramatta River Catchment Trusts Grant Stage 4 Stormwater Trusts Grant Project.

City of Boroondara – Flow Control Valve Installation

The City of Boroondara conducted Water Efficiency Assessments at four of Boroondara’s recreation and leisure centres and at the Camberwell Market. These Assessments were undertaken by contractors on behalf of Yarra Valley Water Limited, as part of its Commercial Water Efficiency Program.

Preliminary audits were finished in June 2002. The Assessments found that water use appliances in the buildings, such as vanity basins, toilets, sinks and showers, had flow rates much higher than recommended standards or than new technologies can deliver. It was reported that cost savings through reduction in water consumption could be achieved if appropriate water saving devices, such as flow control valves were installed. Predicted water savings ranged from 15% to 23%, with predicted cost savings at the leisure centres ranging between $1,593 and $22,543. Potential annual savings of 1,443KL and $2,706 were identified at the Camberwell Market. Installation of flow control valves (supplied by Yarra Valley Water) in the buildings finished in late March 2003.

City of Mitcham - Aquifer Storage and Recovery

In early 2005 the City of Mitcham received $45,000 as a successful applicant under the demonstration round of the Australian Government’s 'Community Water Fund' program. Council's project application involved developing an innovative rainwater re-use system to:

• Prevent rainwater from the roof of the soccer and adjacent bowling club from flooding the soccer pitch and training grounds;
• Supply indoor water requirements for water efficient showers, toilets and hand-basins;
• Reduce indoor water requirements by retrofitting water efficient devices;
• Recharge the aquifer to supplement oval irrigation requirements in summer.

The system captures all of the rainfall from both the soccer and bowling clubrooms in two separate 20,000 litre above-ground rainwater tanks. The tanks are interlinked and a pressure pump supplies the majority of fixtures in the soccer club. The system is sized to supply the clubrooms for the whole season, with automatic back-up mains supply in dry years.

Used Oil Collection Facilities

A number of Western Australian Water Campaign™ councils have participated in a used oil collection program administered in Western Australia initially by the Federal Department of the Environment and Heritage and then by the Western Australian Local Government Association’s Municipal Waste Advisory Council (MWAC). This program allowed for prefabricated used oil collection units to be established in their local government area. The program is designed to improve the distribution of, and access to, used oil collection infrastructure in Western Australia, and includes education and promotion activities to maximise the use of the facilities.

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