Melbourne Water launches new World of Water learning tool for geography students
From evaporation to precipitation, the World of Water Interactive Map connects abstract ideas about the water cycle to real places.
From evaporation to precipitation, the World of Water Interactive Map connects abstract ideas about the water cycle to real places.
"The water we save today is an investment in our future."
"The study will prioritise the safety of the local community and the Lower Maribyrnong River ecosystem."
Constructed in 1937, the 3.5-kilometre-long sewer uses gravity to transport sewage from the Mordialloc catchment area to the South Eastern Trunk Sewer.
“From the water bubbling on the banks and splashing ducks, to birdsong and rustling leaves, the creek is singing again.”
Melbourne’s declining water supplies will be boosted with desalinated water.
The community at Truganina turned out on Saturday to celebrate the opening of a new park along the old Main Outfall Sewer, where locals and visitors can meet, play, and relax.
Worksheet: A World of Water – WoW map quest. Explore the interactive map to learn about recycled water and desalination, two types of sources of alternate water. Find out how recycled water is produced, where it is used and what are the environmental benefits of using recycled water. Learn how desalination works, why the plant was built and where the water is used.
"To improve how we handle litter, we need to track down where it’s coming from, see how it gets into our stormwater system, and tackle the problem at the source."
On a sunny spring day along Melbourne’s Merri Creek corridor, the unmistakable “growl” of growling grass frogs has returned to a swamp that had been dry just weeks earlier.