NT Waterwise Schools

Waterwise cartoon NT Waterwise Schools is a Northern Territory Government project, coordinated and funded by the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts and supported by Power and Water Corporation.

The NT Waterwise Schools program is comprised of a variety of support and incentive mechanisms to encourage Central Australian schools to expand and develop education and action programs about water.

NT Waterwise Schools Grant Round

(Maximum Grant $3 000 Including GST)

The NT Waterwise Schools program is designed to assist schools in Central Australia to achieve excellence in water management education and practice, and to recognise and promote these achievements to the wider community. Central Australian schools may apply for a grant (maximum $3000 including GST) through the NT Waterwise Schools program for a project that saves water, improves water efficiency or conserves the values of a waterway.

The Project Must

Save water, improve water efficiency or conserve values of a waterway
Link to classroom curriculum and educate students
Generate a ‘bright idea’ or unit of work to share with others.

Project Examples Include

School water audit
Arid zone garden
Rainwater tank installation
Water efficiency retrofit (toilets, taps, showers, etc.)

How to Apply

Download the Application form (word 207Kb)
Contact the Water Management Branch, Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts for assistance or more information.

Contact Details

Telephone: 8951 9209
Email: waterwise.nreta@nt.gov.au

Applications Close: Monday 3 March 2008

Incentives and Support

Accreditation as a Waterwise School - Criteria have been developed to guide your school toward achieving this mark of distinction – to be readily identified by the community as having achieved excellence in water conservation education and practice.
Waterwise Schools project fund - your school can access up to $3,000 to undertake projects involving students in water conservation.
Locally relevant information about water resources, water consumption, climate, geology, values, policy and water saving and more contained in the Waterwise Schools Program and Resource Folder.
Guide to resources containing further information about water and links to water education kits and websites.
Local excursion guide – where to go, who to ask and what to do while you are there.
And most significantly it’s the people resources that will be essential in assisting you to develop and implement Waterwise Schools in your school.

“Waterwise schools aims to provide all students with the knowledge and skills
to care for our waterways and use water responsibly.”

For further information about NT Waterwise Schools please contact us.

Resources

The following links maybe useful:

Helpful People (pdf 64Kb) – list of local people who can help your school to become Waterwise
Waterwise NT School Water Audit (Word 312Kb) – audit that your school can do to identify water savings.

For an editable version of the water audit that you can fill in electronically at your school please contact the Water Conservation Officer.