The Greens have made an election promise of $150 million to make Australia’s rivers and waterways – including the often blue-green algae-blighted Lake Burley Griffin – clean enough to swim in again within the next decade.
All Canberrans are invited to put their Wipeout adventure skills to the test as the Canberra Aqua Park at Lake Burley Griffin reopens for summer.
Filled to the brim with summer lovin’ activities,...
Australians purchase over 700 million litres of bottled water every year. But before you can grab a bottle of water at the shops on a hot day, the water is first extracted from...
Compared to the 2 billion people on the planet contending with
contaminated water, we’re blessed to have tap water that is plentiful and safe.
In fact, Canberrans are known to be drinking some of...
Heavy rainfall has prompted concern about the potential impact on water quality for the ACT following recent bushfires in the region.
Icon Water implemented measures to reduce the runoff of ash and sediment...
There are many facets of waterwise gardening that we need to take into consideration during the summer months, such as:
The types of
plants/gardens we have and their age. Perennial gardens and those planted
with...
The ACT Government and the Royal Life Saving Society have joined forces to launch the ‘Stay Safe Summer’ campaign, to encourage water safety over the warmer months as people head to pools,...
Records could fall in ‘exceptional heat’ as Australia swelters through an intensifying heatwave.
In a severe weather update from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) posted on Monday 16 December, meteorologist Dr Adam Morgan...
Water restrictions will come into force in the nearby NSW towns of Braidwood and Bungendore from Friday 22 November.
“This is the first time since 2010 that Braidwood and Bungendore have been placed...
