National Water Week 2024 - Accelerating Action
National Water Week is hosted by the Australian Water Association and promoted locally by Aqwest, by encouraging individuals, communities, schools and organisations to be inspired to promote the importance of water.
The 2024 National Water Week theme is “Accelerating Action”. It serves as a powerful rally cry for our community to address water's vital role in the current climate crisis.
Aqwest invites the community to accelerate action during this National Water Week by creating a poster to educate your family, friends and community.
If you would like your poster displayed on the Aqwest website, send it to [email protected] by Monday 4th November 2024.
A resource to guide you in the creation of your poster is found here
Water Night
Water Night is a nationwide collective event, dedicated to water awareness and literacy. Held on 24 October 2024, from 5pm to 10pm, the event challenges all of Australia to turn off their taps.
Water Night is a FREE event and simple to participate in. The only challenge is to keep the taps off for the duration. Utilising water for hygiene, drinking and religious purposes is permitted.
Participation in Water Night has been shown to increase water literacy, helping people value tap water more and in turn use it wisely.
To learn more or sign up, click here
The rules for the switch off are found here
Why not print off the Water Night Pledge and display it for others to see. The pledge can be found here
Send us a photo of your pledges to [email protected] and it may be displayed on our social media, our website and in our On Tap newsletter.
Additional support themes with videos
Uniting Friends - Years K-2
6:46 min
Bluey is a bit nervous because she has never been to play at the creek before. Her friends support her on this new adventure as she discovers that this beautiful environment is a wonderful new place to play with her friends and family.
Uniting with Aboriginal Culture - Years 1-6
10:53 min
'Murrawee' means 'elder sister' in the language of the Ngarrindjeri people from the Murray River in South Australia. Through this story we see how two girls and their families interact with the same river at different points in Australian history.
Uniting a Community – Year 3+
5:54 min
The 2017 to 2019 period was the hottest and driest three-year stretch ever recorded for both New South Wales and the Murray Darling Basin. For the city of Orange located in central New South Wales, the long stretch of dry, hot weather saw water levels drop to critically low levels and the city faced the prospect of running out of water. But thanks to the community rallying around strict water saving measures, an innovative water recycling program and a relatively wet 2020, crisis has for now been averted. However, the experience shows just how vulnerable regional communities are to climate change. With climate modelling showing southern Australia will become even drier and hotter in years to come, experts argue water conservation programs like those in Orange should be the norm everywhere.
Uniting the World – Year 5+
29:00 min
Australian ultra-marathon runner Mina Guli wants everyone to know that the world is running out of fresh water. The 48-year-old athlete and CEO is on a mission to draw attention to the global water crisis. In order to do that she attempted a physical feat so extreme, most people would consider it impossible — running 100 marathons in 100 days across the world. Mina is driven by urgency: By 2030, it’s estimated the demand for fresh water will outstrip supply by 40 per cent. But when her body literally broke during marathon 62, Mina thought all was lost. Unexpectedly, the campaign took on a life of its own on social media across the globe.