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Rewards for Raingardens!

February 12, 2013

The winners of Melbourne Water’s Raingardens competition have been announced! As part of the 10,000 Raingardens program five lucky raingarden owners were rewarded with $1,000 Bunnings gift vouchers! One of the winners was Eltham High School, whose year 10 and 11 students constructed the infiltration raingarden as part of their geography studies. Take a look [...]

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School tours

School tours available at the sewage treatment plants

Excursion programs are available for students in year 3 to VCE at the Western Treatment Plant and for students in year 7 to VCE at the Eastern Treatment Plant. Classroom activities linked to VELS can be downloaded to use before or after your visit. Discover how sewage is treated and cleaned to produce recycled water. Watch science and technology at work and challenge your perceptions of sewage as a resource.

Come and see for yourself