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Read this article that is full of smart ideas and very good links to save water and have a garden.
Carolyn Ford
October 14, 2007 12:00am
Our world is rich in water resources, but only a tiny amount is available to us at any one time.
There are 1,397,918,550,000,000,000,000 (1397 trillion, 918,550 billion) litres of water on Earth.
It sounds like a lot, but of that, 97 per cent is seawater, 2.25 per cent is frozen in polar ice caps and glaciers, 0.74 per cent is underground and just 0.01 per cent — the part we use to drink and water our gardens — is fresh water in lakes and rivers. That means that if all the water in the world is represented by one litre, just one quarter of a teaspoon is available for us to drink.
Now, as dry weather patterns put pressure on an already limited resource, Australian homeowners are having to rethink their gardens and make water conservation a top priority.
Tips on how to conserve water in your garden. Build a comprehensive water usage report for your house. Read up on water wise tips on:
Melbourne Water-ConserveWater
The following recommendation are taken from the Nature Conservation Coucil of New South Wales website. Thank you.Â
Whether it’s surfing at the beach, swimming in the river, going for a bushwalk, camping, birdwatching, fishing, whalewatching, marvelling at the beauty of a native flower, the wonder of seeing a koala, or just breathing clean air and drinking clean water, we all need and want a healthy environment.
We all want to help out in the fight to get such an environment, and all of us have different ways in which we can help. We want to achieve a healthy balance between the development that gives us houses, schools and hospitals, and the environment which gives us our precious water, provides homes for our native animals, and gives us the lifestyle that we all love. No matter how much time you have to spare, you CAN make a difference.
So if you have:
No time, but a little spare money:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Donate. Help fund organisations that campaign against specific harmful developments or actions, and advise councils and government how to be more sustainable; they rely on your support.
2 Minutes:Â Â Â Â Â Tell someone about a development that is happening in your area. A lot of people are not aware of developments that are happening in their area, just because they do not know how to find out what is happening. So next time you go to the bakery, tell them about the major subdivision that is proposed to happen just down the road from them. When you next visit your surf club, tell someone about the marina that developers want to build that will affect the waves at your beach. If you run into someone you know likes to bushwalk, tell them about the major subdivision that is proposed to happen just down the road.
                          Start talking about developments and help to get your community involved in deciding their future. If you want some bush left for your kids to explore, if you want some fish left in your river for your kids to fish for, if you want scenic views rather than looking at another block of flats, the whole community has to get involved in planning for the future.
10 minutes:Â Â Â Â Â Â Join a community group. Find out about local community groups and give them a call. Or try doing a web search, or just ask around. The people in these groups are community members just like you, and should be happy to tell you what the concerns are in your area. Think about joining their group and becoming involved in your community. If no local group exists, why not start your own with like-minded community members and friends?
Half an hour or longer:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Find out what is happening. There are many ways to find out what is happening in your area. Have a look at the Department of Sustainibility and Environment - Planning website.
Scroll through and find a development near you. To have a say in the future of your area, email or write to the Department of Planning (contact details will be provided for each development) and let them know what you think about the proposed development. To have a say in the future of your area, email or write to the Department of Planning and let them know what you think about the proposed development.Â
OR
Have a look at your Local Council’s website or go to their office. Contact details for your council can be found by clicking here Bass Coast Shire Council website AND
Write a submission. These letters do not have to be complicated, just write as your first sentence whether you object to or agree with the development going ahead, and then tell them why. Think about things like traffic, pressure on your water supplies, emissions into your air, whether the jobs coming in will be long-term or short-term and if they will be filed by locals or outsiders coming in to work, whether your local areas of bushland will need to be cleared, and the impacts that will have on your views, leisure activities and lifestyle.
Don’t believe everything you read in the documents provided on the website - it is in the interests of the developer to make the development sound good for the local area so that it will go ahead.                     Â
This is the feedback form that the DSE laid out at the community information sessions.
You do not need to fill out every point, but it might be a good idea for you, whereever you are in Victoria, to ask for feedback.
It is the Victorian Desalination Plant after all!! So, come on Victoria ask your questions, voice your concerns!!!!
The return address is: E.Potter
Department of Sustainability and Environment,
Level 15
8 Nicholson Street
East Melbourne, VIC 3002
feedback form as word document : Victoria’s Desalination Plant Feedback Form
feedback form as pdf. file: Victoria’s Desalination Plant Feedback Form
