Information and Resources for Community
It is important to involve community groups and individuals in National Water Week. A week dedicated to increasing awareness about water scarcity, management and conservation issues provides the ideal opportunity for community groups and individuals to showcase some of the actions and activities which are currently underway in the local area to secure our water future.
Benefits of Participating in NWW Activities
Community groups and individuals who have participated in NWW activities in the past have found there to be many benefits, including:
- A place to learn about local initiatives
- An opportunity to network and make new friends
- Formation of partnerships between various groups
- An opportunity to make a difference to their local environment
Get Your Community Involved
Get your comprehensive guide to planning and running a National Water Week event for your community.
Steps to get your community involved:
- Nominate a coordinator who is willing to oversee preparations for the day
- Pick a location to carry out your National Water Week activities
- Pick a day to run your activity/event
- Register your activity/event on the National Water Week website
- Structure the experience around community participation
- Invite your community to participate
- Run your event
- Upload photos onto the National Water Week Photo Gallery.
Community groups involved in National Water Week are supported through:
- National branding under the NWW program
- Newsletters and information
- National Water Week Guide to running your own event.
- National Water Week events calendar
- National Water Week poster
- National Water Week colouring-in template
- Media release templates
Ideas for events and activities that can be run to promote National Water Week
- Hold an activity along a local waterway to monitor water quality, clean up the foreshore or plant some vegetation etc
- Hold a seminar and invite someone to talk about local initiatives to secure our water future
- Visit a local garden, home or business which is undertaking water conservation actions
