Beach showers switched off to Save Water Now

12 December 2019

Tweed launches education blitz to promote Level 2 water restrictions

Tweed beach showers will be switched off by the end of this week as Council launches an education blitz to promote the message to Save Water Now.

Mayor Councillor Katie Milne will launch the education campaign at Tweed City at 10am tomorrow to educate residents on what Level 2 restrictions mean for them.

Shoppers will be urged to drop in and get some tips on how to save the 50 litres of water per person a day that the Tweed needs to make its limited water supply last longer. They’ll also be able to pick up a four-minute shower timer, bumper sticker, mailbox sticker and handy card that outlines the rules and ways to save.

In particular, shoppers will be reminded not to buy water slides and other toys that use water as Christmas gifts this year because their use is banned under Level 2 restrictions.

All Tweed residents (except Tyalgum, which is on the most severe restrictions at Level 4) will get a handy card in the mail next week outlining the restrictions and ways to save water in easy to understand graphics.

Some Council vehicles have been fitted with signage to carry the message to motorists and drive an immediate reduction in water use.

The level of Clarrie Hall Dam has now fallen to 76 per cent and is falling a further two per cent every week.

Residents will be encouraged to post mailbox and bumper stickers across the Tweed, while visitors will be educated on saving water through the use of posters and signage at motels and caravan parks. Accommodation providers are asked to contact Council on (02) 6670 2400 to advice of their signage requirements.

From next week, Council officers out and about will be chatting to residents who breach the restrictions to educate them on the rules. If they can’t chat, they’ll leave a friendly reminder in the letterbox.

From tomorrow, Council’s Customer Contact Centre has geared up to answer calls about the water restrictions for all those who cannot find the answers they seek on the new www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/SaveWaterNow and www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/WaterRestrictions pages.