School resources 

For all schools in our service area, Western Water has developed a free colourful poster explaining the water cycle in easy-to-understand terms. It depicts evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation and collection.

This free, fun, activity booklet for Years P to 3 introduces students to water supply, use and conservation.  Available in class sets to schools in our service area.  The booklet is packed with Literacy, Maths, SOSE and Art activities for individuals or groups.

Western Water is delivering a new FREE water education resource to all schools in our service area.

For Prep to Year 10, “Water: Learn It! Live It!” (“Water LiLi”) was jointly developed by Melbourne’s  water businesses: City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Melbourne Water.

A new adaptation of “Water LiLi”, designed specifically for non-urban schools, has been developed by the Victorian regional and rural water businesses, including Western Water.

Topics covered in this comprehensive resource include:

• What is water? What are its properties?
• The natural water cycle: exploring one of the great ecological systems on the planet
• Your local water cycle:  Where does your drinking water come from? 
• How is your sewage treated?
• Water use and conservation – in Victoria and beyond
• Impacts on water supply: discovering the effects of drought, population growth, land use and climate change in Victoria
• Alternative water supply: investigating recycled water, desalination and other sources
• Water and society: the influences of water on culture (religion, language, literature and recreation)

"Water LiLi" provides:

• practical and theoretical classroom activities for each topic
• unit planners and case studies to help teachers implement the ideas in the resource
• a handy directory of relevant incursions, excursions and websites. 

The complete resource is available free of charge on a CD-ROM and as a hardcopy folder.

“Water LiLi” is part of the Our Water, Our Future behavioural change campaign, coordinated by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

savewater!® has developed a comprehensive education program encouraging environmental sustainability for students in years 6 to 10. 

In addition, they have compiled a list of links to some fantastic Australian websites dedicated to education programs for water and water conservation as well as some ideas for incorporating water and water conservation into education programs.

• Click here to visit the savewater! website

• To order copies of the free water cycle poster and/or "Sammy's Waterwise Activities" booklets, please email education@westernwater.com.au
• To book your school’s delivery of “Water: Learn it! Live it!” and a free 15 minute training session on using    the resource, please telephone 1800 620 362 .