Since 2006, the City of Melbourne has cut water use in parks by 62 per cent. Here’s how the City of Melbourne helps save water – and helps you, too.
Trin Warren Tam-boore wetland
The City of Melbourne is developing a sustainable water management plan to protect the municipality’s parks, gardens and open spaces while conserving water.
The organisation hopes to stop using potable (drinking) water in park and garden irrigation by 2020 through a range of management actions and seeking alternative sources.
Trin Warren Tam-boore is one way the City of Melbourne is reducing its use of drinking water.
This urban wetland treats stormwater run-off from the roads, rooftops and gutters of surrounding suburbs, provides a habitat area for wildlife and supplies recycled water both to Royal Park and to other parks, gardens and boulevards throughout the city.
Saving water at home
There are many simple solutions to help your household become more water-efficient around the home and in the garden – view Saving water at home.
Showerhead exchange
Do your bit and turn off the tap or install a low flow showerhead. Water-efficient showerheads save around 13,500 litres of water per person per year, and the Victorian Government is giving away 180,000 low-flow showerheads, helping more of us switch to water-efficient showers.
The City of Melbourne, together with City West Water and South East Water is helping distribute these free water-efficient showerheads through a showerhead exchange program, where you bring in your old showerhead and take home a new one, worth $34.
Want to make the switch to a water-efficient showerhead? Visit Showerhead exchange program to find out how.
Water conservation calculator
Are you doing all you can to save water? Find out with the Household water use calculator.
If you don’t do too well with your calculations, or you want to do more, visit Our Water Our Future, the Victorian Government website with lots advice on how to save water.