Useful water links: www.malcolmturnbull.com.au www.nwc.gov.au The National Water Commission is responsible for helping to drive national water reform and advising the Prime Minister and State and Territory governments on water issues. The Commission is also responsible for managing the implementation of the National Water Initiative - the blueprint for national water reform - and implementing two programmes of the Australian Government Water Fund. www.pm.gov.au The Prime Minister's website contains a government report card on water with information on the National Water Initiative, the Australian Government Water Fund, the National Water Commission and the Living Murray. http://www.mdbc.gov.au The Murray Darling Basin Commission is the executive arm of the Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council and is responsible for managing the River Murray and the Menindee Lakes system of the lower Darling River, and advising the Ministerial Council on matters related to the use of the water, land and other environmental resources of the Murray Darling Basin http://www.nwc.gov.au/NWI/docs/iga_national_water_initiative.pdf The National Water Initiative is Australia’s blueprint for national water reform. The NWI agreement was signed by all governments at the 25 June 2004 Council of Australian Governments meeting with the exception of Tasmania which signed the Agreement on 3 June 2005 and Western Australia which signed the Agreement on 6 April 2006. www.startrecyclingnow.com.au A website created by Malcolm Turnbull MP in response to Sydney’s water crisis. The website provides useful information and links on large scale water recycling and Malcolm’s personal push to reduce pollution in our oceans by closing down outfalls. http://www.clw.csiro.au/ CSIRO Land and Water, through its science and partnerships, plays a powerful role in bringing the nation closer to an environmentally sustainable and economically viable future. http://www.cmis.csiro.au/healthycountry/ Water for a Healthy Country is a national research program focusing on water, its uses and values. http://www.nwc.gov.au/NWI/coag_250604.cfm After its meeting of 25 June 2004, the Council of Australian Governments released a communiqué of the outcomes of the meeting. At this meeting, the States and Territories (excepting Western Australia and Tasmania), signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative. http://www.nwc.gov.au/NWI/coag_060505.cfm At its meeting on 15 April 2005, COAG Senior Officials agreed that the National Water Commission (NWC) prepare an information paper for COAG on progress with the implementation of the National Water Initiative (NWI). http://www.nwc.gov.au/NWI/coag_030605.cfm After its meeting of 3 June 2005, the Council of Australian Governments released a communiqué of the outcomes of the meeting. At this meeting, the signatories to the agreement re-affirmed their commitment to the National Water Initiative. www.cleanup.com.au Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians help clean up their environment on Clean Up Australia Day. http://www.nwc.gov.au/water_fund/water_smart_aust.cfm The Australian Government’s Water Smart Australia Programme aims to accelerate the development and uptake of smart technologies and practices in water use across Australia.The $1.6 billion Programme has funding over five years until 2010. It is targeted at large-scale projects. As a general guide, the minimum level of funding available through the programme for a project is $1 million, and the maximum funding duration is four years. http://www.nwc.gov.au/water_fund/rnws_grants.cfm Under the competitive grants pathway of the Raising National Water Standards Programme, the Commission is calling for proposals that address investment priorities in one or more strategic areas of water management (with the exception of the National assessment of water resources area). Up to $30 million is available for this call to support high-priority quality projects that advance the implementation of the National Water Initiative.    http://www.nwc.gov.au/water_fund/communities.cfm The Community Water Grants Programme will provide grants of up to $50 000 to communities to promote the wise use of water. This programme will be administered by the Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. For information about the programme, call 1800 780 730. Author: staff writer Keywords: water links Created on 30 May 2007,   Modified on 30 May 2007