Coordinating and integrating water education

The role of the Water for Life Education Program is to work to coordinate water education across the greater Sydney metropolitan region.

Key projects include:

• collaborative development of the Water Education Plan for greater Sydney 2008-2012 (PDF)
• biennial progress reporting through the 2010 Progress Report on Water Education (PDF)
• formation of a cross-sectoral capacity building group to coordinate professional development and support for water educators
• partnerships to deliver innovative water education projects to engage priority sectors in the community in saving water.

Education is also an integral component of the implementation of many of the large range of initiatives underway through the Metropolitan Water Plan. For example, the greywater guidelines include a significant education program to ensure the community is aware of the changes that now make it easier to re-use greywater in the home.

The Water for Life Education Program is overseen by the inter-agency Metropolitan Water Education Group with the advice of the Water for Life Reference Group.

Membership of the reference group includes:

• NSW Office of Water
• Sydney Water
• Sydney Catchment Authority  
• NSW Office of Environment and Heritage 
• Australian Water Association  
• NSW Council on Environmental Education
• Local Government & Shires Association  
• Australian Association of Environmental Education
• Nature Conservation Council of NSW

The Water for Life Education Program is funded by the NSW Government's Climate Change Fund. 

If you'd like some more information, please contact us.