So, why do we need to save water in the Darwin region?
Good question! While it may rain a lot in the wet season, only a small percentage of this water actually falls in the Darwin River Dam and surrounding catchment area. Around two thirds of this water evaporates due to our climate, and we never know how much rain we are going to get from year to year. Our increasing population over the years has meant increases in our water use, and it might surprise you to know we currently use almost twice as much water as other cities with similar climates.
In Darwin we use more water than can be captured and supplied in the long term. While Darwin plans for the future, everyone needs to play their part to be water smart. Find out more by taking a journey through Darwin’s water story.
Here's what's happening in the water saving community
During the Dry Season your lawns, garden beds and native plants have to deal with six to seven months of no rain at all, so it is important to know how to keep them healthy without over watering. When [...]
Living Water Smart offers a $300 - $500 Garden Tune Up rebate, where local expert irrigators come to your home or business to tune up your irrigation, so you have the same great garden using less water.
Kate was able to use the Garden Tune Up rebate to help with her watering schedule and has saved $650 off her annual water bill! "It is so important to turn off your irrigation system come the wet [...]
Paul and his family have always been water conscious. "We only water the garden and grass every second day and regularly mulch and bark the garden to help retain water for our plants. We even go as [...]
21 June 2018 Year 7 students have presented their creative solutions to help influence and improve community water consumption in the Darwin region at the Darwin Water Expo at MacKillop Catholic [...]
What do this year’s Cyclone Marcus and 2011’s Cyclone Carlos have in common? Practically nothing, if you are measuring the amount of rain that fell in the Darwin River Dam catchment area. With the [...]
During the Dry Season your lawns, garden beds and native plants have to deal with six to seven months of no rain at all, so it is important to know how to keep them healthy without over watering. When [...]
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, with the help of Power and Water’s Living Water Smart program have made significant water savings by fixing leaks and some simple changes to their [...]
Here are some things you should know... Our gardens are a vital part of our lifestyle. They contribute to our well-being by providing aesthetically pleasing and functional environments for our [...]
In it is third year That’s My Water! is helping some of Darwin’s youngest residents understand why it’s important to live water smart in Darwin. That’s My Water! is a collaboration between Living [...]
Jingili Primary School have recently become a Living Water Smart Water Champion! It can be hard finding a leak on such a big property so after noticing a spike in their water bill, and with the help [...]
Here at Living Water Smart we were thrilled to see some familiar faces from Anula Primary School in this story by Gardening Australia. Hosts, Costa Georgiadis and Sophie Thomson paid the school a [...]
Here at Living Water Smart we are always on the lookout for those wonderful people in our community who take action to save water! Scroll down to read about a few of our fabulous Water Champions. [...]
Have you ever thought about where your water comes from? You just turn on your tap or irrigation sprinkler and it is there, but do you know where the water begins its journey? Around 85 per cent comes [...]