Constance Nanson Reserve’s waterwise transformation
During National Water Week (19-25 October), Constance Nanson Reserve in Nollamara is showing how waterwise parks can reduce groundwater use while creating a greener, more welcoming community space.
The reserve was recently transformed into a Waterwise demonstration park, where native waterwise plants and efficient irrigation help reduce the City’s groundwater use.
Reducing groundwater use helps protect the Gnangara groundwater system, Perth’s most important water source, from the pressures of climate change and growing demand.
From 2028, local governments in the Gnangara area will work towards a 10 per cent reduction in groundwater use under a Western Australian Government effort to rebalance the declining aquifer.
New educational signs also explain the importance of groundwater, simple ways visitors can be more waterwise and incorporate kep katitjin (Nyoongar “water knowledge”).
The project was supported by the Gnangara Waterwise Councils Grants Program, a joint initiative of the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Water Corporation that has provided $4 million to eligible Gold Waterwise Councils for projects which conserve precious groundwater while maintaining green urban spaces to combat climate change.
The initiative is part of the WA Government’s Kep Katitjin – Gabi Kaadadjan (Waterwise Perth Action Plan 3) to establish leading waterwise communities for Boorloo (Perth) and Bindjareb (Peel) by 2030.
Learn more about the City’s water management at City of Stirling – Water management
