Published on Friday, 11 March 2022 at 12:45:00 PM
The City of Vincent has been recognised as a Gold Waterwise Council for the seventh straight year.
Vincent is part of the Water Corporation and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Waterwise Council Program.
The program supports councils to improve their water efficiency and management to help create a waterwise Perth.
Gold Waterwise Council status is awarded to local councils that demonstrate a significant contribution towards development of waterwise communities and best practice water management.
Councils also need to have a best practice waterwise verge policy, a water management team and an aquatic centre that has achieved waterwise status.
Mayor Emma Cole said Vincent was committed to continue to improve water efficiency and share with residents the benefits of water saving.
“We are doing our bit to tackle a drying climate through improving water efficiency at our buildings, like Beatty Park, and parks and encouraging residents to convert their verges and backyards into flourishing waterwise native gardens,” she said.
“We first became a waterwise council in 2013 and we’ve maintained gold status since 2016.
“Some of our actions include establishing an Adopt a Verge program to reduce irrigated grass verges, reducing water use in parks by 20 per cent between 2016 and 2020, launching an eco-zoning program to convert underutilised turf areas into waterwise native gardens in our reserves and offering environmental grants to schools and community groups.
“Beatty Park Leisure Centre has also maintained gold waterwise status with waterwise fittings and fixtures.”
Ms Cole said the Sustainable Environment Strategy 2019-2024 also set out targets for water usage.
“We have met a key target to maintain a total scheme water use at Vincent’s facilities of 67,356 kilolitres or below per year, as we have recorded 59,077 kilolitres per year to date,” she said.
“We have also identified further water saving opportunities at high water-use reserves such as landscaping treatments and changes to hydro-zoning with treatments now being implemented.”
For information, visit the City's website.
Learn more about the program at the Water Corporation's website.
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