South East Water has again teamed up with Cardinia Shire Council to help the community choose tap water over bottled, installing a drinking fountain at the new regional athletics facility at Pakenham’s IYU Recreation Reserve.
The new fountain is part of the Choose Tap initiative, which aims to improve the community’s and environment’s health and well-being by promoting tap water as the most sustainable drink of choice.
“We’re excited to support the Pakenham community in staying active, healthy, and hydrated whilst accessing free and fresh tap water at these fantastic new athletic and recreation facilities,” said South East Water General Manager Strategy and Stakeholder Karen Lau.
“By choosing to refill your water bottle at a Choose Tap fountain, you’re also helping to protect our environment by reducing the millions of single-use plastic bottles that end up in landfill or our waterways”, Lau added.
The new fountain is the fourth to be installed by South East Water in partnership with Cardinia Shire Council, joining fountains at nearby Toomuc Reserve, Dick Jones Reserve in Lang Lang and Nar Nar Goon Reserve.
Cardinia Shire Mayor Councillor Jack Kowarzik thanked South East Water for another great collaboration, which helped the Council deliver on its commitment to fostering healthy and inclusive communities.
“This partnership project is a resourceful and practical way of positively contributing to waste reduction efforts and promoting healthy hydration habits in our community,” Mayor Kowarzik said.
The fountains all feature an accessible water bubbler, bottle refill tap, dog water bowl, solar lighting, and a digital water meter that shows how many plastic bottles have been saved from landfills due to refilling.
The new water fountains are part of the Choose Tap initiative, a coalition of water organisations, including South East Water, and councils across Australia.
Together, they’re working to increase community access to free and fresh tap water.
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