Community

In addition to our sponsorship program, Power and Water works with the community in a range of ways and encourages its staff to be involved in local community activities.

Melaleuca Awards

Our Melaleuca Awards celebrate the work of Territorians who look after our environment. The awards have been running since 2003 and highlight environmental sustainability and responsibility. Launched in February each year, the Melaleuca Awards are an excellent opportunity for individuals and businesses to be recognised for their environmental commitments.

Working with NT Thunder to conserve water

NT Thunder players have been helping promote water conservation messages in remote communities as part of a sponsorship arrangement with Power and Water.

Power and Water Remote Operations staff and NT Thunder players visited the Ali Curung school recently, to talk with the children about the importance of water and simple measures to reduce water wastage.

Kids of all ages joined in a group session of learning about where water comes from, how it is tested, and how it gets from under the ground all the way through to the taps in a house.

Water conservation awareness and messages such as ‘our country gives us water, don’t waste it’ and ‘turn off the taps after you finish using the water’ were discussed with the kids.

After the lesson, kids spilled out onto the footy field where they joined the Thunder players in a footy skills clinic. The children enjoyed the warm up lap and stretches before learning hot tips from the guys about passing and kicking the football.

Prizes were given away at the end of the footy clinic when the kids were asked questions about the water story and how to save water.

The NT Thunder players signed autographs for all the kids and they were very thankful of the visit.

Power and Water expects great things from this new partnership, with the players’ profiles contributing to awareness of the importance of taking simple measures to reduce water use.

Expanding populations and economic growth in remote communities has seen demand for water and electricity grow considerably. We provide services to over 30,000 people in 72 Growth Towns and communities and outstations. It is important to continue to work in water and energy conservation and we plan to visit more remote communities with players from the NT Thunder team in the near future.

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Community

Melaleuca Awards

Working with NT Thunder to conserve water