❓ The Minister for Water Resources reports on WA's water conservation efforts, highlighting exceeding targets and community cooperation, while urging continued vigilance due to ongoing dry conditions.
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WATER USAGE - SUMMER
Will the minister please inform the house about the community’s water usage this summer? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
Will the minister please inform the house about the community’s water usage this summer? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for the question. I am pleased to report to the house that we are doing very well on conserving water this year. That has been recognised around Australia because other states are looking to Western Australia to find out how we have done so well in saving water. In fact, this financial year we saved some 50 billion litres of water; that is, 6.6 billion litres better than our target. Many people have contributed to this, including various sectors of industry and the overwhelming majority of the community who have understood the need to conserve water, stuck to the two day a week watering roster and made sure they used water wisely. There is an odd number of people who do not use water wisely. However, the overwhelming majority have recognised the need to conserve water and use it effectively. I therefore thank and congratulate the public of Western Australia for that. As we now move into an autumn that has been a bit drier than normal, people need to consider how they can further conserve water. We will be advising people to turn off their garden reticulation after a shower of rain and, at this time of the year, gardens will be able to survive with watering only once a week. Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for the question. I am pleased to report to the house that we are doing very well on conserving water this year. That has been recognised around Australia because other states are looking to Western Australia to find out how we have done so well in saving water. In fact, this financial year we saved some 50 billion litres of water; that is, 6.6 billion litres better than our target. Many people have contributed to this, including various sectors of industry and the overwhelming majority of the community who have understood the need to conserve water, stuck to the two day a week watering roster and made sure they used water wisely. There is an odd number of people who do not use water wisely. However, the overwhelming majority have recognised the need to conserve water and use it effectively. I therefore thank and congratulate the public of Western Australia for that. As we now move into an autumn that has been a bit drier than normal, people need to consider how they can further conserve water. We will be advising people to turn off their garden reticulation after a shower of rain and, at this time of the year, gardens will be able to survive with watering only once a week. Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
I thank the member for the question. I am pleased to report to the house that we are doing very well on conserving water this year. That has been recognised around Australia because other states are looking to Western Australia to find out how we have done so well in saving water. In fact, this financial year we saved some 50 billion litres of water; that is, 6.6 billion litres better than our target. Many people have contributed to this, including various sectors of industry and the overwhelming majority of the community who have understood the need to conserve water, stuck to the two day a week watering roster and made sure they used water wisely. There is an odd number of people who do not use water wisely. However, the overwhelming majority have recognised the need to conserve water and use it effectively. I therefore thank and congratulate the public of Western Australia for that. As we now move into an autumn that has been a bit drier than normal, people need to consider how they can further conserve water. We will be advising people to turn off their garden reticulation after a shower of rain and, at this time of the year, gardens will be able to survive with watering only once a week. Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for the question. I am pleased to report to the house that we are doing very well on conserving water this year. That has been recognised around Australia because other states are looking to Western Australia to find out how we have done so well in saving water. In fact, this financial year we saved some 50 billion litres of water; that is, 6.6 billion litres better than our target. Many people have contributed to this, including various sectors of industry and the overwhelming majority of the community who have understood the need to conserve water, stuck to the two day a week watering roster and made sure they used water wisely. There is an odd number of people who do not use water wisely. However, the overwhelming majority have recognised the need to conserve water and use it effectively. I therefore thank and congratulate the public of Western Australia for that. As we now move into an autumn that has been a bit drier than normal, people need to consider how they can further conserve water. We will be advising people to turn off their garden reticulation after a shower of rain and, at this time of the year, gardens will be able to survive with watering only once a week. Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
I thank the member for the question. I am pleased to report to the house that we are doing very well on conserving water this year. That has been recognised around Australia because other states are looking to Western Australia to find out how we have done so well in saving water. In fact, this financial year we saved some 50 billion litres of water; that is, 6.6 billion litres better than our target. Many people have contributed to this, including various sectors of industry and the overwhelming majority of the community who have understood the need to conserve water, stuck to the two day a week watering roster and made sure they used water wisely. There is an odd number of people who do not use water wisely. However, the overwhelming majority have recognised the need to conserve water and use it effectively. I therefore thank and congratulate the public of Western Australia for that. As we now move into an autumn that has been a bit drier than normal, people need to consider how they can further conserve water. We will be advising people to turn off their garden reticulation after a shower of rain and, at this time of the year, gardens will be able to survive with watering only once a week. Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
Again, I congratulate the overwhelming majority of residents of Western Australia who have understood the importance of conserving water and showing the rest of Australia how it can be done. However, we need to be continually on our guard. We can only hope that with winter will come above-average rainfall, but even that will not compensate for the many dry years in this state. Another dry winter will compound the problems we already have. Therefore, we need to continue our vigilance and make sure that we use water as efficiently and economically as we can.
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