Shire of Carnarvon takes out a gong at the 2024 Waterwise Recognition Awards

The Shire of Carnarvon has won a gong at the 2024 Waterwise Recognition Awards.

The shire won in the newly endorsed waterwise council category, making it the top local government authority that has met endorsement requirements under the scheme.

The awards are a joint effort between the Water Corporation and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation in a bid to encourage waterwise practices among local councils amid a changing climate and declining rainfall.

Forty-seven councils across WA are now endorsed through the Waterwise Councils program.

Water Minister Simone McGurk said: “The unseasonal warmer and drier weather reminds us it has never been more important for local governments to build climate-resilient and waterwise communities.

“Through the Waterwise Council and Aquatic Centre programs, local governments and recreation centres, with support from Water Corporation and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, are saving millions of litres of water a year.

“The 57 waterwise aquatic centres in WA have collectively saved 1.59 billion litres of water since the program began — that’s the equivalent of 707 Olympic-sized swimming pools.”

The City of Mandurah was named the platinum waterwise council of the year.