WaterWorks Project

WaterWorks was created and trialled by the Gippsland Community Leadership Program and was a community resource package aimed at enabling Gippsland towns to establish (and promote) free tap water refill options in the central business area by utilising existing tap water facilities in local businesses. The trial project was run in the township of Trafalgar.

The campaign based on the WaterWorks trial has been extended to the Latrobe Valley with the project being auspiced to Gippsland Water. Gippsland Water employed a project officer to manage the rollout of the WaterWorks project with the following towns represented:

WaterWorks was created and trialled by the Gippsland Community Leadership Program and was a community resource package aimed at enabling Gippsland towns to establish (and promote) free tap water refill options in the central business area by utilising existing tap water facilities in local businesses. The trial project was run in the township of Trafalgar.

The campaign based on the WaterWorks trial has been extended to the Latrobe Valley with the project being auspiced to Gippsland Water. Gippsland Water employed a project officer to manage the rollout of the WaterWorks project with the following towns represented:

• Morwell = 23 businesses
• Newborough = 2 businesses
• Traralgon = 12 businesses
• Glengarry = 1 business
• Churchill = 5 businesses
• Yinnar = 1 business
• Moe = 8 businesses
• Boolarra = 1 business
• Toongabbie = 1 business

The signed-on businesses have received their water dispensers and shop front marketing material.