| News |
| Living Victoria Water Rebate Program |
| 03.01.12 |
| The new Living Victoria Water Rebate Program gives Victorian households and small businesses the chance to save water and money when purchasing eligible water efficient products such as rainwater tanks, dual-flush toilets, washing machines, pool covers, garden products, permanent greywater systems and many more products. |
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| Games arcade launched |
| 19.12.11 |
| savewater!® has recently launched a new online games arcade, bringing together award winning games Mission CO2 and Mission H2O, as well as introducing four new games developed with Unity 3D software. |
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| Australia’s Top Water Savers Named in National Awards |
| 11.11.11 |
| The winners of the national 2011 savewater! awards® were announced on November 11 at a gala ceremony at the Sofitel on Collins in Melbourne. From local nurseries to water utilities in the United States of America, leaders in water sustainability were uncovered both in Australia and abroad. |
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| Finalists Announced for the 2011 Prime Minister’s Water Wise Award |
| 06.10.11 |
| The savewater!® Alliance announced today the finalists for the 2011 Prime Minister’s Water Wise Award. |
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| Photography Finalists announced for national 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 23.09.11 |
| The savewater!® Alliance announced today the finalists for the national 2011 savewater! awards®, with 16 photography finalists being selected from over 1,000 applications across Australia and Internationally. |
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| Finalists announced for national 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 21.09.11 |
| The savewater!® Alliance announced today the finalists for the national 2011 savewater! awards®, with 28 finalists being selected from over 1,000 applications across Australia and Internationally. |
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| Entries have now closed for the savewater! awards® Photo Competition |
| 06.08.11 |
| The savewater! awards® Photo Competition is designed to recognise creative talent by capturing water conservation imagery as the key focus, and welcomes photographers from across the globe to submit their photographs. Three awards will be presented in this category: |
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| Hampton Public School wins $2000 |
| 04.08.11 |
| Hampton Public School is the winner of the $2,000 promotion associated with the launch of savewater!®‘s online educational resources. The money will significantly help fund improvements to the small school of two teachers and twenty-six students. |
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| Less than one week to go: last chance to enter the 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 02.08.11 |
| Less than seven days remain for water savers around Australia and the world to enter the prestigious 2011 savewater! awards®, with entries closing on Monday 8 August. |
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| National Competition – Mission CO2 Winner Announced |
| 08.07.11 |
| Rebecca Morgan of Cooma in New South Wales has been named the winner of the national Mission CO2 competition and will be driving in style for the next 12 months in a brand new, economical Hybrid Toyota Camry after helping the ‘Carbon Tradies’ save planet earth in an online game. |
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| Call for Government Authorities & Departments to enter 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 28.06.11 |
| The prestigious 2011 savewater! awards® are calling for government bodies committed to a sustainable future to enter and share their stories on efficient water use in the face of changing climate patterns and population growth. |
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| Call for Water Utilities Worldwide to enter 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 22.06.11 |
| The prestigious 2011 savewater! awards® has opened its water utilities category internationally for the first time, giving water utilities from around the world the opportunity to enter and share their stories on efficient water use in the face of changing climate patterns and population growth. |
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| Call for Educational Institutions to enter 2011 savewater!® awards |
| 17.06.11 |
| The prestigious 2011 savewater! awards® are calling for educational institutions committed to sustainability to enter and share their stories on efficient water use in the face of changing climate patterns and population growth - with the winning school to receive a cash prize of $1000. |
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| Call for Photographers to enter the 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 15.06.11 |
| The prestigious 2011 savewater! awards® are calling for budding photographers from around the world to share their photographs on the subject of the importance of water and conserving it for the future. |
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| Help us help you + win from a prize pool of over $25,000 |
| 06.06.11 |
| Want to win from a MASSIVE prize pool of over $25,000 in water efficient products including dishwashers, rainwater tanks, and showerheads? Help us help you! There are three new surveys on the savewater!® website, which means three more chances for you to win. |
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| Get snapping and capture water! And Win! |
| 06.06.11 |
| Are you a budding photographer? The savewater! awards® photographic award is designed to recognise creative talent by capturing water conservation imagery as the key focus, and welcomes photographers from across the globe to submit their photographs. |
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| Call for Community Groups to enter 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 03.06.11 |
| Community Groups from across Australia are being called to enter the national 2011 savewater! awards® to be honoured for their water saving achievements, with the winner to receive a cash prize of $1000. |
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| Call for water saving individuals to enter the savewater! awards® |
| 02.06.11 |
| The prestigious 2011 savewater! awards® have opened for entries, calling for exceptional water saving individuals to enter the Australian Achiever category to share their stories on efficient water use in the face of changing climate patterns and population growth. |
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| Drop by ‘the ripple effect’, our new blog |
| 31.05.11 |
- A toilet that doubles as a wash basin
- The coolest sustainable holidays
- Eco-speed-dating events
- And what happens if you pee in the shower? (coming soon!) |
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| Call to share knowledge as entries open for the 2011 savewater! awards® |
| 16.05.11 |
The prestigious 2011 savewater! awards® opened for entries today, calling for exceptional water savers from Australia and the world to share their stories and expertise on efficient water use in the face of changing climate patterns and population growth.
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| New video: finding the right plant |
| 27.04.11 |
| A new video is now live on the website which talks about the savewater!® plant library where you can find the right plant for your garden conditions. |
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| New video: find out about grey water |
| 13.04.11 |
| Now there is a central location to find all of the information you need to know if you are using grey water, watch the video to find out more. |
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| Do you like the savewater!® Alliance? Follow us tweet-by-tweet! |
| 11.04.11 |
| Are you on Facebook? Do you follow anyone on Twitter? The savewater!® Alliance is now tweeting and Facebooking the best water-saving tips, tricks, news, and competitions. |
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| Win from our prize pool of over $25,000! |
| 06.04.11 |
| Let me tell you, $25,000 buys you a lot of water efficient products, and we’re giving them all away. That’s right, hundreds of prizes, from fully-installed Leafbusters Gutter Protection, to an Aussie Bladda under house water tank, to an amazing Bosch 60cm dishwasher. It’s all here. So, how do you get your hands on this great stuff? |
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| World Water Day 2011! |
| 06.04.11 |
| This is the first time in history that most of the world's population lives in cities: 3.3 billion people in total. Think about it: more than half of the world’s entire population living on top of each other; it puts a huge strain on the waterways ...and the urban landscape continues to grow at a rapid pace. |
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| Plant Selector is a go! |
| 06.04.11 |
| Y’know what comes after Autumn? WINTER. Are you worried you’ll have to change your garden to cope with the vicious changing weather?! Well… fear no more. Our gorgeous new savewater!® Plant Selector is here. |
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| Keep up with the Joneses ...in the garden! |
| 28.03.11 |
| For the first time ever, Melbourne and Geelong residents have the ability to peek into their neighbours’ backyards and see which plants and water-saving techniques they are using in the garden—all from the comfort of their own computer desk! |
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| Students! Teachers! Win $2000 for your school. |
| 11.03.11 |
| The new educational resources designed and developed in line with "Sustainability" being a cross-curriculum priority of the new Australian curriculum are now available for teachers to use. |
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| Good news for renters as new legislation plugs water-wasting properties |
| 27.01.11 |
| Renters in NSW can now escape water usage charges if their landlord has not met new water saving standards on residential premises. |
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| Do you have a water neutral swimming pool? |
| 24.01.11 |
| Owning and maintaining a swimming pool can potentially use a lot of water, but it is also possible not to use any mains water at all. |
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| New video: measuring flow rates |
| 10.01.11 |
| NSW tenancy legislation is changing to make homes more water efficient. Landlord will not be able to pass on water bills to tenants unless the dwelling meets certain water efficient guidelines. |
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| Want to win a new iPad? |
| 13.12.10 |
| How about an award-winning Davey RainBank® water pump system? The new savewater!® online competition and opinion survey is now live on our website. With a total prize pool of over $25,000, this is your chance to win some fantastic water saving products. |
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| ‘Have you been on the waters again?’ Check out our TV ads! |
| 13.12.10 |
| Know of any water wasting weeds? You might be growing some in your own yard! We’ve got some new ads online just for you (and your friends)! |
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| Tap into your own greywater goldmine |
| 09.12.10 |
| Just in time for Christmas, the recently launched website GreySmart offers a consolidated, user-friendly website featuring garden-friendly detergents and an amazing calculator to assess the optimal mix of greywater, rainwater, and mains water in your house. |
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| Smart Gardening TV CSAs launched! |
| 22.11.10 |
| The savewater!® Alliance in partnership with the Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV) has created four television community service announcements (CSAs) about sustainable gardening practices. |
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| Mooney Valley Racing Club leading by example |
| 17.11.10 |
One of the nation’s leading horse racing tracks has been recognised as Australia’s top water saving organisation of 2010.
Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC), home of the prestigious Cox Plate, was awarded the ‘Overall Award for Excellence’ in addition to the ‘Large Business’ award at the national 2010 savewater! awards® held on Friday 12 November at the Sofitel Hotel Wentworth in Sydney. |
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| Winners of the 2010 savewater! awards® announced! |
| 15.11.10 |
| The winners of the 2010 savewater! awards® were announced at a gala ceremony held on Friday 12 November at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. |
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| Scouts honoured as national 2010 savewater! awards® finalists announced |
| 19.10.10 |
| The finalists for the national 2010 savewater! awards® were announced on Wednesday 22nd September! Scouts Australia was recognised one of the standouts of over 1,200 entrants from thirty-eight countries thanks to their exceptional ‘100 Year Water Tank Project’. |
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| ‘The most important conversation of the year’: The Murray-Darling Basin crisis |
| 19.10.10 |
| Radio National called it ‘the most important conversation of the year’. Australia is facing up to some hard decisions about the Murray-Darling with the ongoing consultation around the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. |
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| Online competition winners announced! |
| 13.10.10 |
| The winners for the April - September 2010 savewater!® online competition have been announced. To see if you were successful, please click here for a full list of prize winners. |
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| Finalists announced for national 2010 savewater! awards® |
| 22.09.10 |
| Today the savewater! ® Alliance has named the shortlist for the national 2010 savewater! awards®, with 40 finalists selected from over 1200 entrants from across Australia and internationally. |
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| Another chance to enter the savewater!® competitions |
| 24.08.10 |
| The savewater!® Alliance is conducting two surveys to gauge Australians' attitudes towards bottled water. |
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| International agreement signed by leading water efficiency organisations |
| 29.06.10 |
National water conservation bodies the savewater!® Alliance (Australia), Waterwise UK and the Alliance for
Water Efficiency (USA) have joined forces to form the International Federation for Water Efficiency (IFWE). |
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| Australian water savers to be rewarded in the 2010 savewater! awards® |
| 08.06.10 |
| Water savers from across Australia are being called to enter the national 2010 savewater! awards® to be honored for their conservation achievements. |
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| Water saving product of the year to be determined at the savewater! awards® |
| 06.06.10 |
| Water saving product manufacturers and producers from Australia and internationally are being called to enter the national 2010 savewater! awards® in the Product Innovations category. |
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| Water saving community groups to be rewarded in the 2010 savewater! awards® |
| 01.06.10 |
| Community Groups from across Australia are being called to enter the national 2010 savewater! awards® to be honored for their water saving achievements, with the winner to receive a cash prize of $1000. |
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| Water saving schools to be rewarded in the national 2010 savewater! awards® |
| 30.05.10 |
| Schools committed to sustainability and water conservation are being called to enter the national 2010 savewater! awards® to be honored for their water saving achievements, with the winning school to receive a cash prize of $1000. |
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| New online video: raingardens |
| 26.05.10 |
| A raingarden looks like a normal garden except layers of sandy soil lie beneath. It's designed to receive and filter stormwater from hard surfaces such as roofs, driveways and paving. |
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| Businesses saving water to be rewarded in the national 2010 savewater! awards® - Entries are now open. |
| 24.05.10 |
Businesses committed to sustainability and water conservation are being called to enter the national
2010 savewater! awards® to be honored for their water saving achievements. |
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| Student photographers around the world are invited to enter Australia’s largest water photography competition |
| 20.05.10 |
| Photography students from Australia and internationally are being called to submit their work to the savewater! awards® Photographic Competition. |
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| Water savers to be recognised in the 2010 savewater! awards® - Entries are now open |
| 17.05.10 |
| Water savers from around Australia and internationally are being called to enter the national 2010 savewater! awards® to be honored for their conservation achievements. |
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| ‘Mission CO2’ goes live and Water Minister jumps for joy |
| 29.03.10 |
| Online game ‘Mission CO2’ was launched last Monday with enthusiasm from NSW Water Minister Phil Costa, who was photographed next to a Toyota Hybrid Camry car performing the famous ‘Oh-what-a-feeling’ jump, in a nod to one of the Mission CO2 campaign sponsors, Toyota. |
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| savewater!® scoops sustainability prize at Garden Show |
| 24.03.10 |
| The savewater!® alliance was awarded the sustainability prize for best sustainable garden and a bronze medal for their ‘savewater!® plant Solutions’ exhibit at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. |
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| savewater!® and The Garden Gurus at the 2010 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show |
| 23.03.10 |
On behalf of City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Melbourne Water, the savewater!®
Alliance and Garden Gurus are giving plant solutions back to the community at this weeks Melbourne
International Flower & Garden Show. |
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| Water & Energy Saving Game online for World Water Day |
| 21.03.10 |
| Energy and water saving online game ‘Mission C02’ will be launched nationally on Monday March 22nd, 2010, giving Australian’s their first chance to play the interactive educational resource created by the savewater!® Alliance and Swinburne University. |
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| 2010 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show |
| 11.03.10 |
| On behalf of City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Melbourne Water, the savewater!® Alliance and Garden Gurus are giving plant solutions back to the community at the 2010 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. |
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| Flushed with success |
| 10.11.09 |
| Dry Planet Pty Ltd (United Kingdom) were triumphant at the recent Australian national savewater! awards®, winning in the prestigious ‘International Product Innovations Category’ for their toilet cistern displacement device, ‘Save-A-Flush’. |
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| National 2009 savewater! awards® Photographic winners announced |
| 06.11.09 |
| 4 photographs were selected as the winners at the recent national 2009 savewater! awards® Photographic competition. |
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| Davey banks another savewater® award |
| 05.11.09 |
Davey Water Products new generation ‘RainBank’ was successful at the recent national savewater!
awards®, winning the prestigious Australian Product Innovation award. |
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| Award winning ‘purple pipes’ |
| 04.11.09 |
Victorian Water Corporation ‘Western Water’ was successful at the recent national 2009 savewater!
awards®, winning the prestigious ‘Government Water Corporations Award’ for their work in developing a
state-of-the-art dual pipe recycled water scheme at the The Eynesbury Township. |
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| Celebrate National Water Week - Win a trip to Sea World |
| 20.10.09 |
| It’s National Water Week (October 18-24) and students can go in the draw to win a family trip to Sea World on the Gold Coast, by playing an online game about saving water - ‘Mission H2O’. |
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| Bucket-loads of success |
| 19.10.09 |
| Australia’s leading automotive auctioneer, ManheimFowles, were triumphant at the national savewater! awards® earlier this month, winning both the prestigious ‘Overall Award for Excellence’ and the ‘Large Business’ award. |
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| Bringing you Australia’s water saving stars |
| 13.10.09 |
Water saving heroes from all over Australia and around the world were recognised last Friday night at
the national 2009 savewater! awards® gala ceremony in Sydney. The 15 winners were selected from
over 700 entries. |
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| Young Australian’s stepping up to the water saving challenge |
| 25.09.09 |
| Clare Lombardi, Leon Harvey and Michaela Sargeant are finalists in the ‘Young Achiever’ category in the upcoming national savewater! awards®. |
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| Water saving on track |
| 16.09.09 |
| Renowned Geelong Racing Club (GRC) in Victoria have updated their track to reduce water consumption, and are a finalist in the ‘business’ category in the upcoming national 2009 savewater! awards®. |
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| Game, set and match for sustainability |
| 09.09.09 |
Renowned Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Victoria have made huge changes to reduce water
consumption, and are a finalist in the ‘Business’ category for the upcoming national 2009 savewater!
awards®. |
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| Introducing ‘Bellis’ - the little Queensland house that could |
| 27.08.09 |
| Century-old timber Queensland home ‘Bellis’ has been retrofitted for sustainability and last week it was announced that owner Jerry Coleby-Williams is a finalist in the upcoming national 2009 savewater! awards® |
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| savewater! awards® photographic finalists announced |
| 18.08.09 |
| 15 photographs from around Australia have been selected as the finalists for the national 2009 savewater! awards® Photographic competition. |
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| National 2009 savewater! awards® finalists announced |
| 05.08.09 |
| A judging panel consisting of 21 water industry experts from all over the world has today announced the 31 finalists for the national 2009 savewater! awards®. |
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| Dual flush, the new push for water efficiency |
| 27.07.09 |
| With over 400 000 single flush toilets in Melbourne, there is a renewed push for water efficient dual flush toilets. |
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| Amcor Case Study: Water Giving Project |
| 21.07.09 |
| Amcor’s Water Giving Project involves harvesting rain water and donating it for the benefit of the community. |
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| Victorian water rebates extended to 2011 |
| 13.07.09 |
| The Water Smart Gardens and Homes Rebate scheme in Victoria has been extended to June 2011 with some slight adjustments. |
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| Australian water saving game receives global awards |
| 19.06.09 |
Mission H2O, an online interactive water saving ame created in Melbourne, has received two nternational awards.
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| Free Water Incentive |
| 29.05.09 |
| Five Lismore residents have been awarded a years supply of free water for significantly reducing their consumption over the past year. |
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| Fire Sprinkler Water Conservation Project |
| 25.05.09 |
| The Plumbing Industry Commission of Victoria has identified 450 million litres worth of water savings that can be achieved through making fire sprinklet systems more efficient. |
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| Wombats Affected by Dry Conditions |
| 12.05.09 |
| The Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat is being adversely affected by the dryer conditions brought on by climate change over the past decade. |
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| Silver Medal for savewater!® garden |
| 02.04.09 |
| The savewater!® garden at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show has recieved a Silver Medal in the outdoor exhibit category. |
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| savewater!® stand at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show |
| 31.03.09 |
Don’t be a fool with water on April 1st……
…come to site B74 at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show to find out how you can sustain a “Green garden in dry times”!
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| 5th World Water Forum focusses on Global Water Crisis |
| 30.03.09 |
| The World Water Crisis was the focus of the the Fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey recently. |
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| Calling all water saving stars! Enter the National 2009 savewater! awards® |
| 11.03.09 |
The savewater!® Alliance is celebrating the official launch of their seventh national savewater!
awards®, a program dedicated to recognising and rewarding outstanding achievement in water
conservation across Australia. |
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| Australian Water Festival |
| 02.03.09 |
| Come along to Southbank at Queensbridge Square, Melbourne on Sunday 15 March for a fun packed water festival organised by the Australian Water Association and the Victorian water industry. |
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| Fires could cause dam inflows to drop by 30% |
| 18.02.09 |
| Bushfires burning in the catchments of Melbourne's reservoirs could cause a decrease in dam inflows of up to 30% |
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| Target Campaign Cuts Consumption In Half |
| 06.02.09 |
| Water consumption in the Queensland town of Warwick has decreased by half in the last eight years, down to a low of 140 litres per person per day. |
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| New Zealand Encounters Water Crisis |
| 05.02.09 |
| Gisborne, situated on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, has introduced water restrictions to counter the local water crisis. |
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| Federal Rebate for Rainwater Tanks & Greywater Systems |
| 30.01.09 |
| Australian households will be eligible for a rebate of up to $500 each for the purchase of a rainwater tank or a greywater system under a new Federal Government program |
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| SA residents: save the lakes, flush less |
| 27.01.09 |
| South Australian residents are being called to flush their toilets less in the interest of saving natural water habitats like the Coorong and Lower Lakes. |
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| USA prompted to follow Australia on Water Targets |
| 19.01.09 |
| An article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitutions has called for the United States to follow Australia's lead on water conservation targets. |
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| Win a family trip to the Gold Coast by playing Mission H20 |
| 10.12.08 |
| Win a family trip to the Gold Coast for two adults and two children by playing the globally renowned online game Mission H2O this summer. |
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| savewater!® Challenge Home Kit for businesses |
| 27.11.08 |
| The savewater!® Challenge Home Kits are designed for businesses to purchase and give out to their employees. |
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| Target 155 for Melbourne |
| 24.11.08 |
| Target 155 is designed to help Melbournians reach similar water savings to Stage 4 restrictions but with greater flexibility. |
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| Murray Darling: agricultural production to be cut by 92% |
| 02.11.08 |
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has released a report, "Save Australia's special places," which calls on the nation to take immediate environmental action.
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| How to save water in Water Week: play online game |
| 21.10.08 |
| This National Water Week, students from across Australia are learning about saving water in an award winning computer game called Mission H2O. |
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| savewater!® kicks off Water Week with the Save Water Save Energy Expo |
| 20.10.08 |
Thousands of dollars worth of water saving products were given away for free at the 2008 Save Water Save Energy Expo this weekend at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The only national event of its kind will also see a new 4.5 star Whirlpool Washing Machine given away.
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| 2008 savewater! awards® winners announced |
| 29.08.08 |
| The national 2008 savewater! awards® winners have been announced at a gala ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne. The 14 winners were shortlisted from over 800 entries received from all over Australia. |
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| H2OME, A guide to permanent water savings in you home |
| 12.08.08 |
| The Department of Sustainability and Environment has recently released H2OME A guide to permanent water savings in your home. |
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| National 2008 savewater! awards® Finalists |
| 11.07.08 |
| A judging panel consisting of 45 water experts from all over Australia today announced the 37 finalists, from over 800 entries, to be recognised for their outstanding water saving achievements in the National 2008 savewater! awards® |
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| Climate change report: more droughts to come |
| 07.07.08 |
| A recent CSIRO report on climate change indicates that the frequency of drought events in Australia is likely to increase. |
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| Student software developers help to conserve water |
| 01.07.08 |
| Australian students participating in Microsoft's Imagine Cup are using their skills to help manage and save water on farms. |
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| Stage 3a water restrictions remain for Melbourne |
| 12.06.08 |
| Stage 3a water restrictions will remain in place for Melbourne until November 30, 2008. That was the news delivered today by Victorian Water Minister, Tim Holding. |
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| Mission H2O launched by Joel Corey, Geelong Football Club |
| 10.06.08 |
| “Water storages are at a critically low level, you have been assigned to the Wilson family household to save water. Move through the house, exploring each room to discover water saving tips and hidden videos.” |
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| World Environment Day - The savewater!® Alliance expands into the Northern Territory |
| 05.06.08 |
| The Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation is the most recent recruit to become a member of the savewater!® Alliance, Australia’s one-stop-shop on water conservation information. |
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| Symposium speakers spark hot debate |
| 03.06.08 |
| An opportunity to hear some of Australia’s leading water and climate change experts has attracted hundreds to a symposium at Charles Darwin University (CDU) on Friday 30 May. |
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| Students streaming on water |
| 03.06.08 |
| GWMWater is running a water conference for Year 9 and 10 students on 13 June 2008. The conference titled “Is OUR water use sustainable today, tomorrow and beyond” will be streaming live across the internet. |
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| Ivanhoe, NSW gets funding towards permanent water supply |
| 30.05.08 |
The town of Ivanhoe could soon have a permanent water supply now funds have been made available to drill additional bores.
The Central Darling Shire Council has been given $200,000 by the New South Wales Government for the work, but it has to raise an equal amount itself. |
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| Recycled water gains acceptance |
| 30.05.08 |
| Community attitudes towards recycled water are undergoing a massive change for the better, according to a new University of Melbourne report commissioned by the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment. |
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| Budget boost a lifeline for ailing rivers |
| 27.05.08 |
THE Iemma Government plans to increase water flows in drought-stressed rivers by allocating an extra $137.4 million in the state budget to buy back more water from irrigators.
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| Perth dam levels better than expected |
| 27.05.08 |
The Water Corporation has praised Perth residents for better than expected savings in water.
The utility says Perth households have saved at least 50 billion litres of water, or five billion litres more than the corporation's own target of 45 billion litres.
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| Tasmania: New Era in Water Management |
| 26.05.08 |
| A project to revolutionise water management in Tasmania moves to the implementation phase, with commercial water-users in four catchments installing approved meters over the coming three months. |
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| ACT Government confirms $300m water security plan |
| 21.05.08 |
| The ACT Government has announced the four companies that will design and construct a $300 million series of major infrastructure projects to secure Canberra's water supply. |
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| Government orders review of water buyback scheme |
| 20.05.08 |
THE federal government today announced a full review of its contentious water buyback scheme intended to help save the nation's rivers.
The first stage - a $50 million tender - of the $3.1 billion water purchase scheme ended on Friday.
Water allocation rights will be bought back from irrigators who will leave the industry while a a new Murray Darling Basin-wide cap on water use is introduced. |
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| Phillip Is residents nation's lowest water users: survey |
| 20.05.08 |
A national survey of water authorities has shown that Phillip Island residents are the lowest consumers of water in Australia.
All Gippsland water authorities have recorded domestic water usage figures below the national average. |
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| Water grant for Yarra Glen clubs |
| 20.05.08 |
YARRA Glen football and cricket clubs will benefit from a State Government grant for water storage at the Yarra Glen Recreation Reserve.
Member for Seymour Ben Hardman said the Shire of Yarra Ranges would receive $18,000 to install water storage tanks and install irrigation to allow watering to be carried out effectively.
The funding is part of the Brumby Government’s $12.9 million Drought Relief for Community Sport Program that has already funded more than 70 projects to reduce the impact of drought in 42 Victorian local government areas. |
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| Brumby turns tap on new water supply |
| 19.05.08 |
RECORD low water supplies in Ballarat, west of Melbourne, have led the Victorian Government to open a new water pipe to the town two years ahead of schedule.
The Goldfields Superpipe began operating today, taking water from the Sandhurst Reservoir near Bendigo, to White Swan Reservoir near Ballarat. |
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| SE Qld - The great water debate: dam v desal |
| 19.05.08 |
Dams versus desalination: which is the better alternative to secure water supplies for parched south-east Queensland?
Debate has raged since the government unveiled its controversial plan to build the $1.7 billion Traveston Dam and has been reignited with the admission that water prices are set to soar due to a blow-out in infrastructure costs
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| Stop fresh water loss to sea: SA Opposition |
| 19.05.08 |
A review of Adelaide's stormwater infrastructure is being urged to prevent the loss of rainfall over the metropolitan area into the sea.
The CSIRO estimates more than 11 gigalitres of stormwater ran into Saint Vincent Gulf off Adelaide during heavy rainfall on Friday and the weekend. |
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| Federation Square installs water tanks |
| 14.05.08 |
A bulk order of 63 rainwater tanks has been installed at Federation Square, improving the environmental credentials of Melbourne's major meeting place.
Original plans for tanks to be included at the Square were abandoned in 2002 to save $350,000 in construction costs. The decision was typical of attitudes at the time, with the Southern Cross Station redevelopment across town also overlooking water storage. |
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| Limit on loans for households to go green |
| 14.05.08 |
THE Government has delivered on its promise of loans to help people use energy and water more efficiently but the number of households that might receive them will be limited.
The low-interest loans of up to $10,000 will cost $300 million over five years and help families invest in solar hot water, solar electricity and other products. |
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| Cash tap turned on for water in Murray-Darling |
| 14.05.08 |
MORE than $900 million will be spent to upgrade water infrastructure in the Murray-Darling over the next two years ahead of the Government's 10-year plan to buy back water allocations from irrigators.
The accelerated investment in improving water efficiency is part of the Rudd Government's $12.9billion Water for the Future package announced last month by Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong. |
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| Another 'big dry' forecast for irrigators |
| 12.05.08 |
ANOTHER devastating year is on the cards for many irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Autumn has seen a return to near-record low inflows and history has proved that a dry autumn usually means the rest of the year will be dry. |
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| Parched forests get an overdue drink |
| 12.05.08 |
| THOUSANDS of red gums on the brink of death have been saved — temporarily at least — after 17 billion litres of water were released from dams to boost Victoria's ailing Murray wetlands. |
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| Budget '08: Climate and water details to be revealed |
| 07.05.08 |
Climate change, water and weeds will underpin the big ticket spending on agriculture in next week's federal Budget.
Long-awaited detail on the $130 million climate change adaptation programs promised by Labor before the election will be unveiled next week.
It's hoped the budget will also shed more light on the Federal Government's big $12.9 billion water plan, with specific details still outstanding on whether there will be a significant change to previously committed projects to improve water-efficiency at the farm level. |
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| SE Qld - Rain hopes go, level 6 water restrictions to stay |
| 07.05.08 |
| SOUTHEAST Queensland is likely to be locked in drought and strict level 6 water restrictions until at least next year, with a bleak rainfall outlook for the rest of 2008. |
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| Grant to help make Halls Gap water wise |
| 06.05.08 |
A project to harvest and re-use water in Halls Gap will be carried out with the help of a $250,000 Brumby Government grant announced today by Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan.
The grant for the $375,000 Halls Gap Water Harvest and Re-use Project was provided to the Northern Grampians Shire Council through the Brumby Government's Small Towns Development Fund. |
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| Green group backs Qld Opposition's water plans |
| 06.05.08 |
Conservationists have backed the Queensland Opposition's water policy for the state's south-east.
The Coalition plan includes incentives for households and businesses to "harvest" rainwater, a determination not to use recycled water for drinking and scrapping the Traveston Crossing Dam in favour of a "green-powered" desalination plant on Bribie Island. |
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| Melbourne to remain on Stage 3a restrictions until at least 30 June 2008 |
| 05.05.08 |
| Melbourne residents have achieved significant water savings in Stage 3a, reducing water consumption by 16% in 2007 compared to 2006 and exceeding water savings anticipated under Melbourne's Drought Response Plan. |
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| Drought takes toll on pipes and sewers |
| 05.05.08 |
MELBOURNE'S pipes and sewers are increasingly bursting and blocking, despite a sharp decline in the amount of water they carry to treatment plants.
Water experts have blamed the severe drought, water-seeking by trees and expanding volcanic soils for the rise in sewer faults, which was revealed in two reports this week. |
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| Sunshine Coast sucked dry on water |
| 05.05.08 |
| Sunshine Coast dam levels could be allowed to go below 50% and residents put on permanent water restrictions once the new pipeline to supply Brisbane residents is connected. |
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| Pumping begins to prevent SA lake turning acidic |
| 03.05.08 |
| A desperate attempt has started to help the lower Murray lakes in South Australia, with the pumping of huge amounts of water into Lake Albert to prevent the soil from turning into sulphuric acid. |
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| Tassie Coal River farmers struggling with drought |
| 03.05.08 |
| Short-term emergency measures are being taken to cope with lack of water in the Coal River Valley in Tasmania's south. |
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| Melbourne's water supply to shrink |
| 02.05.08 |
SUPPLIES in Melbourne's main water catchment could shrink by up to 5 per cent by 2030, a CSIRO report has found.
The catchment's volume of water could be reduced, unless Australia takes action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the report revealed. |
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| Western Vic water strategy under development |
| 02.05.08 |
Work on a long-term strategy for water use in western Victoria is in its early stages.
A paper asking for public submissions towards a 50 year strategy for northern Victoria's water was released earlier this year.
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water's John Martin says a plan for western Victoria will be developed along similar lines.
He says says he is expecting a discussion paper for the project to be released later this year. |
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| Almost $2b spent on water infrastructure |
| 30.04.08 |
| Water providers have increased capital spending to nearly $2 billion as part of efforts to drought-proof Australia's biggest cities, while paying $1 billion in dividends to state governments. |
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| SE Qld's water use highest in six months |
| 29.04.08 |
South-east Queensland's water consumption has crept up to its highest level in more than six months, prompting a warning from authorities not to relax on water conservation.
According to figures released on Monday by the Queensland Water Commission (QWC), residents in the region used an average of 138 litres of water per day last week - just under the 140 litres a day target. |
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| Budget to splash billions on water projects |
| 29.04.08 |
| Federal Water Minister Penny Wong says next month's Budget will contain plans to spend just under $13 billion on water projects over the next 10 years. |
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| Qld scraps water pipeline plan |
| 28.04.08 |
| The Queensland Government has scrapped plans to pipe water from north Queensland to the south-east, because it is too expensive. |
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| Melburnians 'no' to recycled water |
| 27.04.08 |
MELBURNIANS are less willing to drink recycled water than residents in other Australian capitals despite being the most concerned about water shortages, research has shown.
The findings come as an increasing number of experts urge the Brumby Government to put the drinking of recycled water back on the agenda. |
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| $133m to secure Orange's water future |
| 27.04.08 |
| An unprecedented $133 million dollar emergency water plan has been announced to drought proof the city of Orange within two years. |
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| Recycled sewage ban challenged |
| 24.04.08 |
THE State Government is being urged to reconsider its blanket ban on adding recycled sewage to Melbourne's drinking supplies.
National Water Commissioner Chloe Munro told a conference in Melbourne yesterday that governments need to start thinking how they would tackle the negative attitudes many people hold on the consumption of recycled water. |
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| Mission H2O receives Webby Honoree recognition |
| 23.04.08 |
MISSION H2O RECEIVED “OFFICIAL HONOREE” DISTINCTION
FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
www.missionh2o.com.au Recognized by “Oscars of the Internet”
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| Irrigators' licences safe despite warning |
| 23.04.08 |
COMPULSORY acquisition of water licences from irrigators has again been ruled out by the Rudd Government, despite it receiving a new report warning that water continues to be extracted from rivers at unsustainable levels.
Water Minister Penny Wong told The Australian yesterday the Government was in the process of spending $50million buying water rights from farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin but had no plan to move towards compulsory acquisitions. "We have received offers to sell from across the basin," Senator Wong said. "Offers to purchase are currently being made to willing sellers where their bids provide value for money." |
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| City plan to use recycled water |
| 23.04.08 |
A $5 MILLION plan to save one billion litres of drinking water a year by piping recycled water into city buildings has been proposed to the State Government.
The plan calls for recycled water from Glenelg to be plumbed through all cooling towers in commercial buildings in Adelaide's central business district. |
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| 7.9% and Ballarat's water storages are still falling |
| 23.04.08 |
BALLARAT'S water storages have slipped below eight per cent capacity for the first time.
Central Highlands Water released its official weekly storage figures yesterday, which showed the Ballarat system had fallen to 7.9 per cent. |
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| Barwon Water plant study plans fast-tracked |
| 21.04.08 |
BARWON Water will fast track an investigation into a new multi-million dollar recycled water plant at Black Rock. The proposed plant will provide low-salinity Class A water.
Barwon Water's nine water reclamation plants currently supply about 3000 million litres of Class C recycled water to a range of customers. |
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| Gasfield's waste water is liquid gold |
| 21.04.08 |
A WATER source has been discovered that could supply parched parts of Queensland with billions of litres every year for decades.
The coal-seam gasfields being developed by the Queensland Gas Company in the Surat Basin near Condamine will produce enough water to meet nearly a quarter of Brisbane's annual needs for at least 30 years, the company's experts say. |
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| Saving water: get serious or we’ll run dry |
| 21.04.08 |
| ORANGE faces the very real prospect of running out of water in as little as 12 months unless residents take individual action to reverse the city’s dire water predicament. |
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| SE Qld daily water use rises |
| 21.04.08 |
New figures show the average daily water use across south-east Queensland has gone up.
Residents used an average of 136 litres a day last week, which is below the level six target of 140 litres. |
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| Tanks-a-lot for saving water |
| 21.04.08 |
NEW figures released last week show Cranbourne residents are doing their bit to help save Victoria’s water.
The figures show that households, who use about 60 per cent of Melbourne’s water, have cut their water usage by an average of 13.13 per cent in the past year. |
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| $21m for sewage scheme |
| 21.04.08 |
| MORE than $21 million will be spent improving recycled water technology in Melbourne, under a scheme developed by the State Government together with a water retailer. |
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| Dive in to Victoria’s first water-efficient pool |
| 17.04.08 |
The SPASA Water Neutral Pool program was launched yesterday. A Water Neutral Pool is one that has three simple
devices – a water tank (sizes are specified), pool cover and a backwash
minimisation device. |
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| Windsor to highlight coal mining water worries |
| 17.04.08 |
| The management of groundwater reserves under coal mining will be one of the issues the Member for New England, Tony Windsor, will be raising at the 2020 Summit on the weekend. |
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| Agricultural production dries up |
| 17.04.08 |
AUSTRALIA'S farm production will drop markedly even under conservative predictions for climate change, a leading French hydrologist will warn an international water conference in Adelaide today.
Water shortages would slash production in Australia "in normal conditions", according to Ghislain de Marsily, the keynote speaker at the Water Down Under conference. |
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| Precious water bounty parked underground |
| 16.04.08 |
TWO city suburbs will be awash with hidden wealth when Melbourne and Boroondara councils install gigantic underground water wells.
The submerged reservoirs, which will hold enough liquid to fill four Olympic-sized swimming pools, will be used to keep trees and sports grounds alive.
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| No change to SA water allocations |
| 16.04.08 |
| South Australian irrigators will stay on 32 per cent of their water allocations for the rest of the financial year. |
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| Legislative protection from water hikes |
| 16.04.08 |
The Tasmanian Treasurer says the state's low income earners will be protected from high water bills as part of the government's reforms to the sector.
Debate on legislation enabling the proposed reforms is expected to start in the Upper House today. |
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| Recycled water project scars bushland |
| 16.04.08 |
| A 40-metre-wide scar of land at Mt Petrie, near Carindale, will eventually house an important new piece of infrastructure to provide recycled drinking water to Brisbane |
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| No change to Snowy water storages |
| 09.04.08 |
There has been no improvement in the level of the big water storages in the Snowy Mountains, which hold the key to the hopes of many irrigators along the Murray Valley.
With the New South Wales Government warning of further cuts in water allocations this year, many farmers have been pinning their hopes on late summer rains across the catchment of the Murray scheme. |
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| YRDB: exploring our water options |
| 09.04.08 |
| Yorke Regional Development Board (YRDB), through its funding from the State Government and member councils including Copper Coast, Yorke Peninsula, Barunga West, Mallala and Wakefield Regional, is researching water options and waterproofing the region with the view of raising further funds to initiate an independent report on this issue. |
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| Water experts head to Hunter |
| 09.04.08 |
Some of the nation’s leading water experts and more than 100 other interested parties are expected to join in a 'Wise Ways to Water' weekend at Dungog, NSW.
Held from April 11 to 13, the weekend is hosted by the No Tillegra Dam Group (NTDG) and sponsored by Wangat Lodge, an independent education facility for sustainability.
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| Minister to outline water plan criteria |
| 07.04.08 |
| FEDERAL Water Minister Penny Wong is expected to spell out today the three benchmarks that projects must meet before receiving funding under the $10 billion National Water Plan. |
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| Rudd must defy culture to deliver |
| 07.04.08 |
THE overarching theme of Kevin Rudd's leadership rhetoric has been about putting things right. Hovering around the top of Labor's to-do list are three colossal environmental challenges of our time. Climate change, water and biodiversity.
All three are related, variously time constrained and require precise and decisive action if they are to be resolved. They are challenging for any government because they require sophisticated and uncompromised strategies to address them. The dire state of the Murray Darling Basin is a testament to the failure of compromise when it comes to headline environmental policy. |
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| New rural SA domestic wastewater scheme launched |
| 07.04.08 |
South Australia's first private rural domestic wastewater reuse scheme is to be launched on Sunday.
A group of 20 households, including former premier Dean Brown, has formed a cooperative to pipe recycled water from the Victor Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant, south of Adelaide, to their homes for outdoor use. |
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| Consumption falls but Adelaide water restrictions to stay... |
| 04.04.08 |
| WATER restrictions in Adelaide will remain in place for another month, despite consumption falling by 30 per cent compared with the last drought year. |
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| Water plan: no immediate relief but necessary just the same |
| 04.04.08 |
| The plan to consolidate how we control and manage the nation's water resources, and treat the issues and associated problems as a national necessity, is long overdue and has been discussed over many years. |
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| Bendigo water project hailed |
| 04.04.08 |
| BENDIGO council hailed the recycled water system a success despite an estimated infrastructure cost of up to $1 million. |
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| Wine grape growers seek 'fair' water price |
| 04.04.08 |
| The decision by the Federal Government to allocate $50 million for buying water from willing winegrape and other irrigators for the environmental health of the Murray Darling Basin is seen as a potential lifeline for wine grape producers thinking of leaving the wine industry. |
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| Water industry leaders ride camels at Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show |
| 02.04.08 |
| Today representatives from the water industry rode camels into the savewater!® stand at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show to officially launch “Green Gardens in Dry Times”. |
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| DIANE WEISNER: Desal not only water option |
| 01.04.08 |
| HAVING desalination plants near major cities is only one of the ways that Australia can satisfy its increasing water demands in a climate that is becoming drier. The need to find other ways of finding new water resources rather than just focusing on desalination technology is one of the key findings to come out of the Second International Salinity Forums discussion on desalination. |
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| ESC endorses Lower Murray Water's five-year plan |
| 01.04.08 |
| The Essential Services Commission (ESC) released its state-wide draft determination last week. The document includes recommendations on the individual plans for each of Victoria's water corporations, and includes the price rises for each part of the state. |
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| Saving bucket loads |
| 31.03.08 |
| MELBURNIANS are saving more water as the drought continues to savage the state and ravage water storage levels, according to new figures. |
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| All water options must be considered |
| 31.03.08 |
| Australian governments need to consider using all available water resource options, not just desalination technology, says a senior scientist with the Australian Water Association. |
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| Want to know how to keep your gardens green in dry times?…… |
| 28.03.08 |
| Stage 3A water restrictions……little to no watering allowed……continued below average rainfall…..how can our gardens survive? Visit the savewater!® stand (B45) at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) to find out how. |
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| Competition needed in water market: report |
| 28.03.08 |
| The Productivity Commission believes a lack of rain is only partly to blame for most urban households in Australia being on water restrictions. |
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| Police your own water restrictions |
| 28.03.08 |
| STATE governments have been told to let people decide for themselves how to cut back on water in a report that finds water restrictions cost every Australian household $150 a year. |
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| Tassie water tanks high and dry |
| 25.03.08 |
ONLY one of the eight councils in the Hobart area offers financial incentives for residents to install water tanks.
However, six of the seven other councils support the move to subsidise installation of tanks for use in the garden and for toilet plumbing and several are considering implementing such a scheme next financial year. |
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| Strategy for water survival |
| 25.03.08 |
| RECYCLED water, desalination, catchments and managing use. These are the four key categories identified by the SA State Government to ensure water is flowing out the taps in the future despite changing climates and an increase on demands. |
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| Water plan draws critics |
| 19.03.08 |
| A STATE government plan to secure water supplies in northern Victoria ignores key environmental concerns including over-allocation and restoring rivers and wetlands, a peak lobby group claims. |
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| Think tank says a dam far cheaper than desal |
| 19.03.08 |
| WATER from Victoria's proposed desalination plant is likely to cost nearly three times the price Melburnians currently pay for their household water, a report by the Institute of Public Affairs has found. |
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| There's no Kain in Gippsland |
| 18.03.08 |
| Kain Jackson is leaving his role as Water Conservation Officer at Gippsland Water and going to Esso on 4 April 2008. His cheerful, practical and efficient approach to the role will be missed by all at savewater!® Alliance. We wish him and his family well. |
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| Environment officially the centre of attention |
| 18.03.08 |
A NEW $550,000 environmental centre was officially opened at Whittlesea Secondary College last week. The Environmental Technology and Research Centre has been designed to provide a space for students to further their education on the importance of water and land management.
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| Writers see their dreams come true |
| 18.03.08 |
SEVERAL budding writers in the Brimbank area saw their work in print this month when City West Water launched Water Dreaming, a collection of stories from its 2007 National Water Week Writing Competition.
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| Armstrong Creek subdivision to lead way in water saving |
| 17.03.08 |
A VISIONARY water supply system for Armstrong Creek in Geelong will virtually drought-proof the city.
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| ACT government considers water charges for public housing |
| 17.03.08 |
| The ACT Government says it is considering charging public housing tenants for water so all Canberrans are sharing responsibility for water conservation. |
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| Timber harvesting in water catchment has minimum impact on Melbourne's supply, report says |
| 17.03.08 |
| FRESH modelling shows that timber harvesting in Melbourne's water catchment has a minimum impact on water yield and could even increase water supply, according to a report. |
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| Water for Tasmanian pulp mill not certain |
| 14.03.08 |
| HYDRO Tasmania has revealed it cannot guarantee water supplies to the $2 billion Gunns Limited pulp mill. |
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| Desalination an option as Denmark, WA carts water |
| 14.03.08 |
| A desalination scheme is being considered to supply water in the Albany region as declining rainfall hits what has been one of the wettest parts of the State and supplies are trucked to towns and farms. |
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| WA towns urged to make better use of 'liquid assets' |
| 13.03.08 |
| The Western Australia Department of Agriculture says wheatbelt towns could save thousands of dollars each year by simply using better methods of harvesting rainfall. |
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| Big projects won't get water wasters off the hook |
| 11.03.08 |
Melburnians should expect to live with water restrictions even after large projects like the desalination plant and the north-south pipeline are established, according to one of Victoria's most senior water officials.
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| Water the next competitive frontier |
| 11.03.08 |
Treasury boss Ken Henry’s speech last week continues to attract interest, especially where he argues for a huge step up in national competition policy, particularly in how we price water.
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| Recycled water switched on at Bendigo Hospital |
| 11.03.08 |
| With the impact of the ongoing drought on the Central Victorian community, water conservation has become an integral part of our everyday lives. But the responsibility for reducing water usage doesn't just fall on residents. Government and business also have a responsibility to ensure that they are using water resources efficiently. |
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| 'Water bills to double' |
| 04.03.08 |
| Consumers are more passionate than ever about saving water but instead of being rewarded for their efforts, prices are set to double in the next five to 10 years. |
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| Brisbane dam levels approaching 40 percent |
| 03.03.08 |
Southeast Queensland is still about 35mm short of rainfall before its dams reach the 40 per cent mark and extreme water restrictions end.
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| Melburnians cut summer water use |
| 03.03.08 |
| Melburnians have been congratulated on their water saving efforts after using less water over the summer period than since a drought in the early 1980s. |
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| Melbourne boosts waste water recycling |
| 28.02.08 |
| More than one-fifth of Melbourne's waste water is now being recycled, two years ahead of schedule, the Victorian government says. |
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| Mid-west welcomes new water pipeline |
| 22.02.08 |
| The opening of a new pipline from Geraldton to Northampton has been widely welcomed throughout mid-west Western Australia. |
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| Harding Dam receives two gigalitres inflow from recent rainfall |
| 21.02.08 |
| Harding River catchment in the West Pilbara, WA, has received over 64 millimetres of rainfall over the last week, resulting in over two gigalitres of inflow into the Harding Dam. |
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| In the swim when every drop counts |
| 18.02.08 |
| It’s almost a year since stage 3a restrictions were introduced in Melbourne, yet industry figures describe the swimming pool industry as generally “quite buoyant”, as pool companies and pool owners themselves are introducing a range of initiatives to better conserve water. |
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| Sustainable Living Festival pulls in the crowds |
| 18.02.08 |
| Visitors to the Sustainable Living Festival (SLF) which took place at Fed Square, Melbourne from 15-17 February, were treated to a huge range of exhibitors, talks, workshops, art, films and performances celebrating and inspiring sustainable communities |
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| ACT: Level 4 water restrictions unlikely |
| 12.02.08 |
| Canberra's water supplier, ACTEW, expects stage four restrictions will be avoided this year after the good rainfall over summer. |
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| Illawarra rain helps lift Sydney catchment dam levels |
| 11.02.08 |
| The New South Wales government says recent wet weather in Sydney and the Illawarra has boosted dam levels in the Sydney catchment area to a five-year high. |
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| Victorians ask: where’s our rain? |
| 11.02.08 |
| Recent rainfall patterns highlight the growing divide between Australia's eastern states, with Victorians crying out for a share of the recent deluges experienced by Brisbane and Sydney. |
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| Water bans eased in Victorian Murray River towns |
| 04.02.08 |
| Residents in Victorian Murray River towns will be able to use drip irrigation systems on their gardens for the first time in six months after an easing of water restrictions announced mid January. |
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| No need for harsh water restrictions for Melbourne residents |
| 04.02.08 |
| Water use in Melbourne dropped by 16 per cent in 2007, with Melburnians using 68 gigalitres less water than in 2006. |
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| ACT tank rebate increased by $200 |
| 04.02.08 |
| The ACT Government is increasing the rebate for rainwater tanks by $200 which comes into effect from February 1. |
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| Sydney saves 57 billion litres of water in 2007 |
| 03.02.08 |
| New figures from Sydney Water show Sydneysiders have saved about 57 billion litres of water this year. |
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| Learn about water conservation at the SPASA Pool and Spa Expo |
| 29.01.08 |
| The savewater!® Alliance, Australia’s leading resource on water conservation, has joined forces with the Swimming Pool and Spa Association (SPASA) of Victoria to promote water saving behaviour, helping swimming pool owners enjoy their pool without relying on mains water. |
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| Small – Medium Businesses are taking action to save water |
| 07.12.07 |
| The Maroondah Credit Union today became the first organisation to join the savewater!® Challenge Pilot Program by purchasing 70 water saving kits for their staff. Collectively they will save approximately 2.1 million litres of water per year as part of the program. |
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| The Spin on Washing Machines |
| 30.11.07 |
| Front or Top Loader? The question of choosing a washing machine can be a confusing one. Check out tips on the pros and cons of front and top loaders to help you make an informed decision. |
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| Australia’s leading online water saving game – Introducing Mission H20 |
| 08.11.07 |
Swinburne University’s Multimedia Design program and the savewater!® Alliance have joined together to develop a state-of-the-art online game.
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| Record number of visitors at the Save Water Save Energy expo! |
| 24.10.07 |
| With around 9700 visitors at the Save Water Save Energy expo held from 19-21 October 2007, the exhibition was deemed to be a great success. |
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| Making it easy to save water |
| 31.08.07 |
| The savewater!®alliance is excited to launch it’s new savewater!®products website directory. This comprehensive information tool allows you to research, source and compare the latest and the best in water saving products available in Australia. |
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| Smart Water Fund newsletter out now |
| 13.07.07 |
| The July 2007 edition of the Smart Water Fund Newsletter is now available. This edition takes a look at a number of innovative water saving and recycling projects funded through the Smart Water |
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| All your water tank questions answered |
| 28.06.07 |
| Looking to buy a tank but not sure about a few things? Check out the new Tank Information Sheets from savewater! |
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| How to save 50 litres a day |
| 22.06.07 |
The average person uses around 200 litres of water.
To help everyone to reduce their water use by 50 litres per day, Savewater!® Alliance, has some simple tips.
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| Only a quarter left |
| 21.06.07 |
The water situation in Melbourne is still dangerously low. We’re on the final quarter line of the petrol gauge, but we can’t just stop at a petrol station to fill up.
Recent rains have done great things for our gardens but have had little effect on our water storages, our dam levels are still dropping.
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| Recycled water project scars bushland |
| 16.04.07 |
| A 40-metre-wide scar of land at Mt Petrie, near Carindale, will eventually house an important new piece of infrastructure to provide recycled drinking water to Brisbane. |
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| How to make your home more water efficient |
| 28.01.07 |
Need help making your home more water efficient?
savewater!® has created instructional videos to assist you around the house. |
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| Sustaining Gardens in dry times - solutions for now |
| 08.01.07 |
| With unusually dry weather and high level water restrictions affecting the amount of water gardens are receiving, there are a number of things we can do to help our gardens survive. |
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