This November over 850 school children from around Perth will gain a greater appreciation of the importance of groundwater when they visit Whiteman Park for the 10th annual Children’s Gnangara Groundwater Festival.
In 2002, Whiteman Park set out to offer an environmental education program with a difference. The Children’s Gnangara Groundwater Festival illustrates the importance of our wetlands, highlights environmental issues, creates an awareness of hazardous waste and explores topics such as groundwater salinity, bores, aquifers and water quality.
Each year approximately 40 classes of Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 students gain an appreciation of the importance of groundwater in this thought-provoking, interactive and fun Festival.
Park manager Steve Lowe commented that life on earth would cease to exist without water.
“A source of fresh water that is essential, but rarely understood or appreciated, is groundwater – water pumped from the ground for domestic, industrial and agricultural use.“
“Here at Whiteman Park, we offer a unique venue for the Festival as the Park relies 100% on groundwater for our own water supplies.”
Whiteman Park Manger Steve Lowe said that the Children’s Gnangara Groundwater Festival is engaging the next generation in the fight for a sustainable water future and teaching them important lessons about one of our most important resources, the Gnangara Mound.
Children gain a better understanding of their need and use of water, various pollutants and what they can do to help protect our precious resources at the Festival.
“Thanks to the continued support of the events major annual sponsors, the Department of Water and the Water Corporation, 2011 will see the total number of children educated on the importance of groundwater top 8,500 over its 10-year history,” Mr Lowe said.
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