Collaborate, enable, and empower
Explore how we are supporting partnerships, collaboration and community action for better water management.
Our waterways have cultural significance for First Nations peoples and are highly valued by the Merri-bek community. We all have a responsibility to protect the health of our waterways.
As our population grows and our climate changes we need to develop diverse ways to increase our water supply and protect our waterways. This could look like:
- Designing and maintaining systems that treat our stormwater
- Using rainwater and stormwater to irrigate sports fields, parks and gardens
- Using stormwater treatment systems like wetlands, raingardens and water tanks as alternative water supplies
- Slowing down water going into our creeks to improve the quality of the water, protect our environment and provide stable habitats for our ecosystems.
Designing with water in mind helps our urban environments withstand the impacts of drought and climate change.
