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Welcome back! Today’s session is on saving water!

But First! (5 minutes)
Spend 5 minutes or less having a brief chat about how you’ve all managed with your actions from the Food
session:

• Have you carried out the actions you committed to?

• What was hard?
• What do you still want to get done (and what barriers do you need to remove to do it?)

Kickstarter Activity (10 mins)

Go around the room and spend a minute each describing what you’ve noticed about your water consumption
since you last met and answer a few of the questions below.

Questions for the activity

1 How do you all feel about water consumption and the amount of water we use in our households?
2 On a scale of 1 to 10, how committed are you to reducing your water waste?

2 Do you think there are opportunities in your home for you to reduce your water waste?

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to take a photo of your water bill, or photos of your last couple of
water bills now, with your smart phone, and send them to info@theneighbourhoodeffect.com.au so we can
benchmark your water consumption as you work through the program.

See Privacy policy and Confidentiality of data here for more details on the data collection process, and how
we ensure your information is kept private and secure.

Why should we try to reduce our water consumption?

The Benefits

• Reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions: It takes energy to pump, treat and supply water
to our homes. We then use energy to heat that water. For every drop of water we don’t use, we are
saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

• Save money: By reducing our water consumption we can save money on our water bills. If you own
your own home, you can save money on your water bills, and if you rent a property, you can save
money on your gas or electricity bills (gas if your water is heated by gas, and electricity if you water
is heated electrically).

• Save money: Water is an increasingly scarce resource. Australians are increasingly becoming more
water-conscious, with an increasing risk of severe droughts, so the more careful we are with our use
of water, the better.

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