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17 Sep 2025 | Update

Wet winter belies true impact of declining streamflow to Perth dams

With recent rainfall across Perth and southern WA, it’s easy to assume our dams are full to brim. But the connection between rainfall and dam levels isn’t so simple.

  • Climate change
  • Dams
  • Waterwise
03 Sep 2025 | Media Release

Waterwise offers available to help WA households save water

Households across Western Australia can take advantage of a range of waterwise offers this spring, as part of a Cook Government program helping to conserve drinking water and reduce bills ahead of summer.

  • Community
  • Offers
  • Waterwise
Man checking irrigation
01 Sep 2025 | Media Release

Colourful transformation brings Bedford park to life

Birkett Reserve in Bedford has undergone a vibrant transformation, with native landscaping, modern fencing, and colourful public art transforming a once-overlooked drainage pump station and basin into a welcoming community space.

  • Community
  • Drainage
  • Environment
  • Waterwise programs
Group shot in front of transformed wastewater pump station