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Wanneroo Aquamotion named Waterwise Aquatic Centre of the Year

Wanneroo Aquamotion named Waterwise Aquatic Centre of the Year
May 16, 2024

Wanneroo Aquamotion and the City of Mandurah have secured top honours at Western Australia’s 2024 Waterwise Recognition Awards.

Wanneroo Aquamotion was named Platinum Waterwise Aquatic Centre of the Year with City of Mandurah named Waterwise Council of the Year.

Western Australia’s Waterwise Aquatic Centre Program stems from a partnership between the Water Corporation and the Leisure Institute of WA Aquatics (LIWA).

Platinum Waterwise Aquatic Centre of the Year is awarded to the aquatic centre demonstrating innovation and achievements over and above Gold requirements.

Endorsed in the program just five years ago, Wanneroo Aquamotion was crowned Platinum Waterwise Aquatic Centre of the Year for its focus on saving water through installing waterwise fittings, including water-saving drink fountains and top-rated sinks, showers, and toilets.

Proud to have secured the award, the Aquamotion team posted on social media “Aquamotion was awarded this year's platinum Waterwise Aquatic Centre award. From being endorsed as gold for the last four years to platinum in 2024, we could not be prouder of the team and their commitment to water conservation.”

Gold is awarded for demonstrating best practice water management in an Aquatic Centre. Wundowie Swimming Pool and Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre secured gold.

For the second time in seven years, the City of Mandurah has won Platinum Waterwise Council of the Year for its innovation and leadership in embedding waterwise principles into their operations.

Part of the Waterwise Council Program, this is a joint Water Corporation and Department of Water and Environmental Regulation initiative to encourage waterwise practices among local governments as we face climate change and declining rainfall across Western Australia.

The City of Mandurah, which previously won in 2017, has in-depth oversight of its water use, leaks and trends through its in-house centralised digital metering system, informing its operational practices.

It has a new 10-year environmental strategy, uses recycled water on its transformed naturescape park, and held workshops to encourage residents to care for the 20 urban lakes within the city.

Throughout WA, 47 councils are now endorsed through the Waterwise Councils Program, including the Shire of Northam which has newly achieved Gold status, and the cities of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Vincent and shires of Merredin and Murray which marked 10 years in the program.

The programs also support the WA Government's Kep Katitjin-Gabi Kaadadjan (Waterwise Perth Action Plan 2) to establish leading waterwise communities for Boorloo (Perth) and Bindjareb (Peel) by 2030.

WA Water Minister Simone McGurk noted "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."

To find out more about the Waterwise Council and Aquatic Centre Programs, visit www.watercorporation.com.au/Waterwise/Waterwise-programs 

Image. Credit: Wanneroo Aquamotion

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