The Victorian government has launched Target Your Water Use, a partner to the successful Target 155 program operating across metropolitan Melbourne. Target Your Water Use is a voluntary water efficiency program designed to assist and encourage regional Victorians to use their water wisely.

The program’s focus is on taking a longer-term view of water usage habits in the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee regions, while providing locals better access to the information they need to make informed decisions about the amount of water they use.

The program recognises that each water business faces a unique set of circumstances and a one size fits all approach does not work in all cases and that a diverse range of water sources and efficiency measures are needed to help ensure there will be enough water to meet all our needs now and into the future.

Victorian water customers are encouraged to contact GWMWater to learn more about solutions and products on offer that assist in using water more efficiently.

While recent rainfall is a welcome change, it was clear that climate change and population growth continue to pose a serious risk to our water future, with our catchments and storages set to again experience dry periods in the future.

Target Your Water Use will also involve education campaigns in primary and secondary schools across the region to educate them on the water cycle and how to use water wisely.

Victorians living in rural and regional areas understand all too well the pressures of drought and water security.

Conditions can change quickly and we need to be preparing for drier conditions now.

This program will help residents and business owners play their part in tackling those challenges, allowing them to make informed decisions about their water use by delivering new tools like comparative water use data. For more information, people can visit GWMWater’s website at www.gwmwater.org.au

MARK WILLIAMS

GWMWater Managing Director 

AS the festive season kicks off and our social calendars begin to fill up, it’s timely to remind everyone to take extra care on the roads.  

Many of us will travel long distances in the coming weeks for Christmas get-togethers and we know the roads become increasingly busy during this time of year.

It’s critical that everyone plans their journeys, makes good decisions and looks out for each other on the roads to ensure we’re all present for our loved ones this Christmas.

In the excitement of festivities it can be difficult to keep track of how many alcoholic drinks we have consumed and we know consuming as little as one drink impairs your judgement.

If you’re planning on drinking any alcohol our advice is to plan a way home that doesn’t involve driving.

Some of us will travel on unfamiliar roads this summer so it’s important we all slow down, take regular breaks and drive to the weather and road conditions.

Let’s all work together to keep each other safe so we can all enjoy Christmas with our families and friends.  

JOE CALAFIORE

Chief Executive Officer, TAC

SPOT on Ron Fischer, our resident climatologist and now economist.

Keep coming up with the questions but not the answers. Somebody once said that if we laid all the experts end to end … that would be a great idea!

GARY HOWARD

Quantong