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Schools & Youth

In these days of approaching climate, energy, lifestyle and business challenges, we hope that the schools, teachers and students of the Scenic Rim Region will find this section of our website really useful. After all, school is a place where hopefully lots of learning and…

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Business

Human civilization has been trading and exchanging goods, services, ideas and innovation for tens of thousands of years. We’ve been in business one way or another for a long, long time. Business, enterprise and industry now has a major role to play in both reducing…

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Households

The heart of sustainability lives in our homes...the places where we raise our kids, restore ourselves, grow relationships and families, garden, create, dream, care for pets, play, cook, eat, sleep, shower and so much more. Sustainability in the home is about both eco-efficiency – behaviours…

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Community

The Scenic Rim is a region of villages. We are so fortunate to be based within a living landscape of forests, mountains, big blue sky, and rivers and creeks because each day we can see what underpins our lives, families and communities: clean air, clean water, good…

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Queensland's changing climate and continued population growth are putting unprecedented pressure on our water supplies. Learn how to minimise household water use to reduce the demand on our water storages.

The Waterwise fact sheets are designed to give you a few simple tips to help incorporate water-saving principles around your home.

As local water restrictions setting consumption targets lower than those indicated in these fact sheets may apply in your area (particularly in South East Queensland), check with your local council for details.

Being waterwise in the bathroom, laundry and kitchen (PDF, 102K)*
Being waterwise with your swimming pool and spa (PDF, 107K)*
Waterwise and rainwater tanks (PDF, 222K)*
Fix the leaks and slow the flow (PDF, 73K)*
Home waterwise quiz (PDF, 195K)*
Waterwise gardens (PDF, 89K)*
How to be Waterwise brochure (PDF, 490K)* (PDF, 490 kB) *

Waterwise gardening—learn how to be water efficient in the garden.
Queensland Health (PDF)* —information on appropriate uses for, and health risks associated with, water stored in rainwater tanks.

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