Australia's Drought
G'day, mates! This page is dedicated to our Aussie friends who are experiencing a level 4 (severe) to level 5 (extreme) drought in some areas of their country. Their situation is of great concern since their drought has been going on for 10 years. Their drought is especially affecting the southern states like Melbourne, Victoria and South Australia. Below are some links to help students in Australia find out more information about what they can do to help save water.
We hope to see some of our Australian mates fill out some Water Saver Charts and send them back to captainwater.georgia@gmail.com.
BEST OF LUCK MATES!
We will be rooting for you to have some awesome rainy days to come!
Charts of Water Restictred areas in Australia>>
Water Restrictions Page For Australia>>
Links To More Information:
Melbourne Water Home Page:
http://www.melbournewater.com.au/
Melbourne Water - Water Storage chart:
http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/water/water_storages/
water_storages.asp?bhcp=1
Melbourne Water - Education Site:
http://education.melbournewater.com.au/
Melbourne Water - Every Drop Counts - For primary and secondary
schools - pages are also available as PDFs on the web site.
http://education.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_supply/
saving_water_at_home_and_school/every_drop_counts/every_drop_counts.asp
http://tinyurl.com/cy7r25
Melbourne Water - Home Water Investigator
http://tinyurl.com/dn2tf4
Melbourne Water - Home Water Investigator - Teachers guide
http://education.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_supply/
saving_water_at_home_and_school/home_water_investigator/
teacher_resources/teacher_resources.asp
**http://tinyurl.com/c9sle2*
Water Map of Melbourne
http://www.smartwater.com.au/projectdocs/project32
/The%20Water%20Map%20of%20Melbourne%20Project%20Report.pdf
http://tinyurl.com/ch8tpr
Our Water Our Future - Victorian Government web site
http://www.ourwater.vic.gov.au/
Drought Information for Victoria from the Department of Primary Industries
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nrenfa.nsf/childdocs
/-80E62E2EAB672EE24A256B520005A0AF-C5C1899E9581276
24A256B520005C2A1?open
*http://tinyurl.com/c8gko6*
Drought Statement from the Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/drought.shtml
Thank you to John Kent, our Australian friend from the ABC Science Matters discussion list. He has kindly helped us find most of the wonderful resources listed on this page. This page is especially dedicated to him since he also inspired us to do a special page to help our mates in Australia.
Pejar dam, the water supply for Goulburn in November 2005
