❓ Ms. Davies questions the Minister for Water about the Water Corporation's summer advertising campaign to reduce household water consumption. The Minister responds by highlighting the campaign's focus on groundwater awareness and improved inter-agency collaboration.
AnsweredQoN 885Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WATER — HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
885. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister allow the Water Corporation to run its original advertising
campaign in the lead-up to summer to ensure that water users and households
receive a clear message to reduce their household water consumption over
summer?
885. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister allow the Water Corporation to run its original advertising
campaign in the lead-up to summer to ensure that water users and households
receive a clear message to reduce their household water consumption over
summer?
AnswerView source ↗
As the Leader of the National Party
should know, the Water Corporation has different phases of its campaign.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Mr D.J. KELLY : It has
different phases of its campaigns. One of the new elements of the Water
Corporation's current campaigns is a discussion about groundwater. As
the Leader of the National Party should know, over 40 per cent of our water
supply is reliant on groundwater. The Water Corporation's own consumer
customer surveys have shown that not a lot of people appreciate that. We still
see around the place those signs that state ''bore water use in play'',
because there was a belief that if people used bore water, it did not matter as
it was not as important as scheme water. One of the things people will notice
in the Water Corporation's current campaigns is more information about
groundwater. For the first time, the Water Corporation and the Department of
Water and Environmental Regulation are running the same campaign. When the
Leader of the National Party was the minister, the then Department of Water ran
its campaigns, and the Water Corporation ran its campaigns; the two never
talked to each other.
Ms M.J. Davies : That is a lie;
absolutely untrue.
Mr D.J. KELLY : The member
absolutely knows that that is the case. For the first time, the Water
Corporation and the Department of Water are now running uniform messages across
both agencies.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr D.J. KELLY : The Leader of
the National Party should just wait and see what messages the Water Corporation
will be running leading up to summer. She will find that the furry animals will
make a reappearance, talking to people about the need to moderate their water
use. Watch your television; we will see them coming back.
should know, the Water Corporation has different phases of its campaign.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Mr D.J. KELLY : It has
different phases of its campaigns. One of the new elements of the Water
Corporation's current campaigns is a discussion about groundwater. As
the Leader of the National Party should know, over 40 per cent of our water
supply is reliant on groundwater. The Water Corporation's own consumer
customer surveys have shown that not a lot of people appreciate that. We still
see around the place those signs that state ''bore water use in play'',
because there was a belief that if people used bore water, it did not matter as
it was not as important as scheme water. One of the things people will notice
in the Water Corporation's current campaigns is more information about
groundwater. For the first time, the Water Corporation and the Department of
Water and Environmental Regulation are running the same campaign. When the
Leader of the National Party was the minister, the then Department of Water ran
its campaigns, and the Water Corporation ran its campaigns; the two never
talked to each other.
Ms M.J. Davies : That is a lie;
absolutely untrue.
Mr D.J. KELLY : The member
absolutely knows that that is the case. For the first time, the Water
Corporation and the Department of Water are now running uniform messages across
both agencies.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr D.J. KELLY : The Leader of
the National Party should just wait and see what messages the Water Corporation
will be running leading up to summer. She will find that the furry animals will
make a reappearance, talking to people about the need to moderate their water
use. Watch your television; we will see them coming back.
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