Resources,+Teachers+Notes

Welcome to ResourceSmart online - a website designed for Victorians who want to take the hard work out of shrinking their impact on the environment.

http://www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/for_households/water.html?gclid=CKqX6ZCVk6QCFQZBbgodV2ZnIg

Waterwatch is a national community water quality monitoring network that encourages all Australians to become involved and active in the protection and management of their waterways and catchments. The Waterwatch program was established by the Australian Government during 1993. There are now nearly 3000 Waterwatch groups monitoring water quality at over 7000 sites throughout 200 catchments.

http://www.waterwatch.org.au/

Healthy Waterways Waterwatch Program is a river health education and monitoring program that aims to increase community understanding and ownership of local rivers and creeks.

Our region covers an area of 12,000 square kilometres, includes 3.6 million people and 8,400 kilometres of waterways, all of which flow into Port Phillip or Westernport Bays.

http://www.waterwatchmelbourne.org.au/

The savewater!® Alliance works with member water businesses, government agencies and product companies to deliver water conservation programs throughout Australia. savewater!® offers a combination of web resources and practical programs to help all Australians change the way they use water.

http://www.savewater.com.au/mission-h2o-game

Coliban Water was established on July 1, 1992 under the//Water Act 1989// as a Regional Urban Water Authority. Coliban Region Water Authority became the Coliban Region Water Corporation on July 1, 2007. http://www.coliban.com.au/

Pyers, G., (2007). Water in Australia (2  nd   ). Echidna Books: Melbourne Pelusey, M., & Pelusey, J., (2006) A Water Report: Recycled Water. MacMillan Education: Australia Both books are informative and primary aged appropriate texts exploring the water cycle and ways of reducing water use, re-using grey water, and recycly black water. They would be besxt utilised in a middle primary school class setting but with the right guidence can be used in the prep room.