Resource and product area of South East Queensland Healthy Waterways site. Materials include; books, posters, factsheets, newsletters, reports, strategy booklets, annual organisation report cards, CD-Roms, as well as the hiring of a suited Healthy Waterways mascot. Further navigational links to promotional products, as well as a list of educational websites.
http://www.healthywaterways.org/DPAGE160815AM89W4EL.html
Resource section of Queensland Water Commission website featuring frequently asked water-related questions, information and services for householders and non-residential water users, as well as further information and factsheets on water, water saving tips, and purified water.
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/Information+and+resources
Independent review article, on the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Water website, identifying water supply options in Toowoomba and surrounding shires. PDF report can be downloaded in full, or in individual sections.
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/toowoomba_directions.html
Kedron Brook Catchment Network website, featuring improvement of the Kedron Brook water catchment environment by individuals, organisations and communities. Navigational links to indepth information about the Kenbrook catchment and it’s surrounding environment, educational resources, articles and reports, how to get involved in the network, list of available helping groups, and news and events.
http://www.kedronbrook.org.au/kedron_brook_catchment_network.html
Associated website of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) presenting current and previous research on the groundwater resources of the Lockyer Valley, Queensland. Research related information and results occur throughout the website with category topics including: current projects, publications and reports, groundwater modelling and studies, water quality and use, management options, and hydrology.
http://www.lockyerwater.com/
Publications section of the Healthy Waterways website featuring South East Queensland water related content. Publication links include; a summary of the
SEQ Regional Water Quality Management Strategy, a link to the
Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program website which also features its own publications section, reports, purchasable books, media releases, newsletters, posters, and factsheets.
SEQWater navigational link
Resources leads to further/related publication materials.
http://www.healthywaterways.org/pub_the_strategy_document.html
Subcategory of the SEQWater website featuring investigative reports, assessments and plans by The South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited. Sections include
Annual Reports, Annual Environment Reports, Water Quality Management, Land Management, and
Development in the Catchments. Publications are in PDF format. A navigational link leading to SEQWater’s
Media Releases is also available.
http://www.seqwater.com.au/content/standard.asp?name=
ReportsAndPublications
Section of the Queensland Government's Natural Resources and Water website presenting an efficiency plan to improve water management practices in rural areas. Link to plan's evaluation report.
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/rwue/index.html
Section of the Healthy Waterways website featuring an independent science research program aimed at water quality management in the South East Queensland region.
Subcategories of this section break the program down into three stages:
Scoping, Moreton Bay & Estuaries, and
Catchments and Freshwater. Other subcategories include modelling of the support systems, and conceptual diagrams. Some links in content section of page do not function.
http://www.healthywaterways.org/sc_mod_science_program.html
Introduction area of the publications search engine on the Queensland Government department Environmental Protection Agency website. Simply typing in words relating to water issues will bring up government related publications of that topic. Titles are quite large and explanatory making perusal of suitable publications easier. Individual publication pages include a downloadable PDF copy of the document, plus additional links to related publications.
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications
Ecosystems Health Monitoring Program (EHMP) website, relating to the
South East Queensland (SEQ) Healthy Waterways initiative, displays information/research on the health assessment program for SEQ water ecosystems. Subcategories include further details about the program, EHMP components, current results from the program, other related projects, and products and publications.
http://www.ehmp.org/index.html
Water related section of the book, text and multimedia website
Sustainable Insight, featuring purchasable books on water resources, management and issues. There are also water related resources in the
Software, DVD’s and
Education Resources sections. Other sustainability topics are covered in the site’s various categories.
http://www.sustainableinsight.com.au/shop/books_water-and-
wastewater.htm
Database in Rural water use efficiency section of the Queensland government Natural Resources and Water Department’s website, which contains journal articles, conference papers, reports and book chapters on irrigation and water use efficiency issues. Site also contains a list of the journals scanned into the database, and navigational categories include; rural water use case studies, research and development, water use adoption programs, publications, and factsheets.
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/rwue/rwue_catalogue/
Section of the Queensland Government's Natural Resources and Water website featuring water industry regulations for water related resources/areas, such as links to guidelines on water supplies, sewage systems, dams, wetlands. For industry and commercial sectors as well as owners/constructors of water resources/areas. Includes links to the current list of water service providers, water authorities and water industry regulation forms.
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/compliance/wic/index.html
Publications section of Queensland Government department Natural Resources and Water website featuring a list of links to government related, water management documents. Major titles include
Rural Water Use Efficiency, Water Resource Planning, Water Industry Regulation, and
Water trading. Documents are in PDF format.
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/publications/water_management.html
Queensland government restrictions on household and commercial water usage, featured on the Queensland Water Commission’s website, as a way to reduce water depletion. Links to water restriction fact sheets, and household rebates and business incentives to save water.
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/tiki-index.php?page=Water+restrictions
Oxley Creek Catchment Association website, presenting community groups’ care and maintenance of the Oxley Creek Catchment. Includes navigational links to educational resources, a waterwatch program, a library catalogue, biodiversity, catchment land use, and catchment publications.
http://www.oxleycreekcatchment.org.au/
Information on the Queensland Water Commission’s website on saving water in the business, including links to management plans, water efficiency programs, and purchasing white goods with high efficiency ratings. Link to the SEQWater website, by the South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited.
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/What+businesses+can+do