
Schools Program	Community Education	Goulburn Broken Waterwatch	National Water Week	Resources & Online activities

National Water Week 16 – 22 October 2011

National Water Week is celebrated during October in each State and Territory across Australia.

Goulburn Valley Water, in partnership with other local water and natural resource management authorities, organise free events, competitions and activities for school students and members of the community. The week's celebrations help to raise awareness of the need to value and conserve water as a precious resource that brings life and prosperity to our region.

For more information about National Water Week in the Goulburn Broken Catchment contact waterweek@gvwater.vic.gov.au

Camel in the Catchment Camels can manage their water really well, but how do we measure up? To highlight National Water Week in the Goulburn Broken Catchment, Matilda the camel treked from the top of the catchment, Lake Eildon, to the bottom, the Murray River. Matilda visited local primary schools along the way to promote the message 'Healthy Catcments, Healthey Communities'. Click Here to find out more about the camel trek.		Water Week Report Many activities and competitions took place across the Goulburn Broken Catchment during Water Week. Click Here for more details of the events that took place.

Water Week 'Message on a Bottle' Competition The major Water Week competition for primary school students was the 'Message on a Bottle' competition. Approximately 3500 students decorated drink bottles with the theme 'Water is Precious Because...'Click Here to see the winning entries.		Create-a-Critter Competition Students from primary and secondary schools created models of water macroinvertebrates (water bugs). Click Here to view the winning critters.

'Stitch of Life' Textiles Competition Students from primary and secondary schools created textiles murals of waterway biodiversity. Click Here to view the winning murals.		Water Week Photographic Competition Students and community members submitted photographs with the theme 'What does water mean to you?' Click Here to view all the winning photos.

River Yarns Competition Students and community members across the catchment submitted poems and short stories with the theme 'River Reflections'. Click Here to read the winning entries.		National Water Week Community Award Winners Sponsor organisations of the Goulburn Broken Water Week celebrations present their own community awards during Water Week.Click Here to view all the community award winners for 2011.