The Town and its community take pride in the provision, maintenance and enjoyment of the public parks and recreational areas. To ensure that these resources will be available for years to come, the Town is examining how to reduce water use, to reuse stormwater and use natural systems to improve water quality.
In Town-owned buildings and parks, ‘water wise’ technologies are implemented to reduce total usage. Water Wise gardens are also encouraged and celebrated in the Annual Garden Competition.
Beatty Park Leisure Centre has also adopted water wise practices in its operations and significant water savings have been made over the years and with a number of programmes and initiatives in place these successes are set to continue into the future.
By taking on the new Water Campaign Programme we are part of an international freshwater programme which aims to build the capacity of local government to reduce water consumption and improve water quality.
We are progressing these grants which will allow us to implement some further initiatives that may follow on from the ICLEI programme.
Saving water and reducing water use within the Town – the State Government offers rebates on water wise products, grey water reuse and rain water tanks.
