National Water Week is celebrated during October each year across Australia. To celebrate National Water Week, we organise free events, competitions and activities for school students and members of the community. Water Week celebrations help raise awareness of the need to value and conserve water as a precious resource that brings life and prosperity to our region. There is also a nod to climate change and environmental issues which are a constant challenge for our region. Rushworth based, landscaping advocate Louise Costa will address how to create wildlife friendly, drought tollerant gardens with gardening enthusiasts at Kilmore, while our facility tours continue with a visit to our Daldy Street Wastewater Management Facility at Shepparton North. REGISTER HERE: Let's Grow: Waterwise Gardens event
This year, 5000 children from 29 primary schools were involved in a story book competition under the all-encompassing title of A Watery Adventure. Each of the students were given a blank booklet that they could create a children's book with the theme A Watery Adventure. Congratulations to all of our winners, who are listed below. Alongside the story book competition we have a number of community activities that will be held across the region - this year's events include two that co-incide with the Children's Week celebrations. More details on the tour at bottom of the page, or register here - Shepparton WMF Water Week tour
Hannah Potter - Grade one, St Anne's College, Kialla. The Thirsty Cat: A thirsty cat who goes in search of water has to wait before satisfying her thirst.
Audrey Gacus - St Mel's Primary, Shepparton Rainy's Show Down: Rainy the rain drop has to wait for the sun to come out before setting sail for Tasmania.
Indiana Brennan - Grade six, Katunga Primary School The Adventure of a Water Drop: A family of water drops experience the water cycle, then repeat the process.
Damien Peterson, Verney Road School, Shepparton The Sailor's Treasure: Sailing is thirsty work and after finding treasure a sailor returns home for a drink.
Here are links to some further information about the events that are happening during Water Week.
Gardens for Wildlife GVW Water Week event Registrations open for Shepparton wastewater facility tours
Our Silly Scarecrow competition has been a big part of our Water Week activities for the last five years and this year we are again offering kindergarten and pre-school children the chance to decorate the usually field-bound creations in water related poses. Tatura Children's Centre was the winner of the competition last year. Their scarecrow was called Kevin and featured a watering can in hand - standing in the heart of the pre-school vegetable garden. Full details of how to enter are in the above flyer.
