"Water, water everywhere - and not a drop to drink."
While The Borough of Queenscliffe is surrounded with water, saving and reserving drinking water is still a major priority. Water is one of our most valuable resources on this planet, and living in a drought prone country means we need to work hard on conserving it.
Being more efficient with water won't only help the environment, it will lower your water and energy bills as well. Read below to see the sustainable water programs and rules applicable to you.
Read about the water saving rules that are permanently in place to make sure you're adhering to them. Click on the button below to learn more.
Permanent Water Saving Rules
The WaterAssist Home Program helps homeowners with high water use to save water and save on their water bills. The program includes a home water use assessment and a reliable, affordable plumbing service to repair or replace inefficient water fittings valued at $360. This program is free to eligible residents. Click on the button below to learn more.
WaterAssist Program
WaterSmart Business Grants are available to business and agricultural customers connected to drinking water for projects that improve water efficiency and/or achieve permanent water savings.
The program will provide up to 50% of the direct costs of approved projects that deliver permanent reductions in drinking water consumption. Click on the button below to learn more.
WaterSmart Business Grants
The WaterSmart Business Rebate Program helps eligible business owners to save water and save on their water bills by improving the water efficiency of their business.
Rebates of up to $1,500 are available to business owners to install approved water efficient products or services to replace inefficient fittings/fixtures and appliances, use an alternative water supply (eg. rainwater), improve practices, wastewater recycling, monitor water consumption (eg. install a data logger) and / or to conduct a water audit of the business.
Click on the button below to learn more.
WaterSmart Business Rebate Program
Cutting your shower time down to four minutes just got more fun, thanks to Barwon Water's ‘4-minute shower songs’ playlist, available now on Spotify.
Time your shower to a tune, and you’ll be in and out in four minutes. Get grooving by clicking below.
4 Minute Shower Playlist