Business
Are you a local business looking to
- Save water?
- Dramatically improve water efficiency?
- Discover best practice guidelines to reduce your water bills?
- Measure your water use against other businesses?
You can check out:
- Greater Western Water to find out more; or
- Visit Victorian Smart Water Advice for information about water-efficient practices which can save your business money and water.
Or do you need funds to create a large scale irrigation project or water conservation project? Find out more about funding environmental upgrades at Better Building Finance.
Community
Community action: Connect with your local waterways by:
- Checking out our local popular walking trails.
- Joining a Environment Friends Groups of Brimbank Directory (PDF 2.1MB) or local Waterwatch group to support local wildlife and learn how to look after our environment.
Community Funding
If you’re a volunteer/community group wanting to protect local rivers/creeks, Melbourne Water has guidelines on how you can be eligible for funding.
School Resources
- Australian Water Association Online Learning Festival features live events, Storytime videos, mindfulness, STEM experiments and more.
- Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP): Find leaks, save water and promote water education in your school.
- Greater Western Water: classroom incursions, Do-It-Yourself presentations, curriculum resources and downloadable classroom worksheets.
- Water Watch: a community engagement program connecting you with river health, and water sustainability and management.
- Melbourne Water: Browse learning resources by year level (Foundation-Year 10) and explore resources by curriculum area. Check out Melbourne Water’s feature programs and resources including; River Detectives, Frog census, Platypus census, Western Treatment Plant virtual tour and Drip Trip: the game.
- Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart water module has “how to” guides, water audit information and (Foundation-Year 6) curriculum links.
- Brimbank Schools Sustainability Water Resources: Foundation - Year 2, Year 3 - 4, Year 5 - 6.
- Brimbank Schools Sustainability Resources, The Story of Water (PPT 4.6MB)
- My Smart Garden website to view webinars, find out how to make your own wicking beds and tips on how to make your garden thrive in the heat!
- National Water Week is 16-22 October.