WA Water Campaign^TM

Local governments can play a significant leadership role in how to reduce consumption and improve the quality of water entering Western Australian waterways. In the Perth metropolitan area local governments use around 50 gigalitres of groundwater each year, particularly for the watering of public open spaces. In regional centres, they are the most important users of treated wastewater, with numerous schemes designed to irrigate parks and ovals.

Department of Water is helping local governments reduce water consumption and improve local water quality through the continued funding of the ICLEI Water Campaign^TM in Western Australia. ICLEI was founded in 1990 as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives and is now known as ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability. The ICLEI Water Campaign^TM is a capacity-building program for local governments and funded in WA by the Department of Water. This performance-based milestone program provides a framework that motivates and empowers local government to work toward the sustainable management of our water resources.

The Water Campaign^TM is a voluntary international water management program delivered by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability Oceania.

The program builds the capacity of councils to take action to address water quality and water conservation within their own corporate operations, and influence their community through land use planning, education, regulation and various other incentives.

The Water Campaign^TM was launched in 2003 in Western Australia. To view the Western Australian member councils please click on the link below:

Western Australian member councils

How to join the WA Water Campaign^TM

Local Government Authorities interested to join can contact the ICLEI Water Campaign^TM Managers for Western Australia:

Sarah McCabe - WA Water Campaign^TM Manager (South West)
Direct Ph: (08) 9364 0643 or email sarah.mccabe@iclei.org

Susannah Raffe - WA Water Campaign^TM Manager (Perth Metropolitan)
Direct Ph : (08) 9364 0635 or email susannah.raffe@iclei.org

Useful links:

The Water Campaign^TM Actions Profile highlights 13 case studies of actions taken by Water Campaign^TM participating councils across Australia to reduce water use and improve water quality.

Waterwise Ways for Western Australia provides important and useful information for local councils, business and industry, schools and the community on the state government's new water efficiency measures.