Published on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 at 2:55:07 PM
We're thrilled to announce that at last week's Water Corporation Waterwise Awards, the Town received a Gold Waterwise Council Award.
This award recognises the Town as a leader in water efficiency, acknowledging our demonstrated achievement in best practice water management.
L-R: The Town's Waste & Sustainability Officer, Councillor Tony Natale and the Minister for Water, the Hon. Simone McGurk MLA at last week's award ceremony.
L-R: Minister for Water, the Hon. Simone McGurk MLA, Director General at Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Michelle Andrews, and the Gold Waterwise Council Award recipients including Councillor Tony Natale, third from the right, on behalf of the Town of East Fremantle.
The Town
has been endorsed as a Waterwise Council since 2020 and has worked hard to meet the Gold standard. The Waterwise Council Program, a joint initiative of the Water Corporation and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, recognises Councils in Western Australia for their leadership in saving water and building waterwise communities.
As a Gold Waterwise Council, we have made significant progress towards achieving best practice water efficiency within our operations and throughout our local community. We are dedicated to continuing our efforts to reduce water consumption and improve efficiency.
To achieve Gold accreditation, endorsed Waterwise Councils must meet several requirements. These include having a Water Corporation approved waterwise verge policy and verge guidelines, having all aquatic centers within their local government area endorsed as Waterwise Aquatic Centers, and having an established Water Management Team within the council.
These requirements are part of the Waterwise Council Program’s commitment to supporting councils in improving water efficiency and adopting waterwise practices in their operations and communities.
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