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Our Water Smart City

Townsville continues to experience the impact of variable climate and uncertain wet seasons. For our city to grow sustainably, it is important we ensure our water services meet future demands and empower our community to create lasting waterwise changes.

Dry Season Lawn Guide

Together we can be a water smart city.

Did you know that more than 70% of Townsville’s water is used on residential lawns and gardens?

We are currently in our dry season, where our lawns can start to look a little sad. To help you care for your lawn, we have compiled monthly maintenance tips! Print it and stick it on your fridge for quick reference so that you can be the most water efficient lawn on the street.

Waterwise Videos

With up to 75% of Townsville’s water being used on gardens and outside the home, there are a lot of ways we can all play a part in reducing water use and helping Townsville to become a water smart city.

Water Smart Garden – Anderson Gardens

Water Smart Garden - Anderson Gardens Map

The Water Smart Garden was created to show just how easy it is to achieve your own water smart garden at home.

The garden contains four zones that will teach you how to become a sustainability giant! These include: water, energy, waste and biodiversity.

You’ll learn how small changes can make a big difference – like reducing your water use, carbon footprint and household waste.

The Water Smart Garden is located in Anderson Gardens, across from Kokoda Memorial Pool.

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Factsheets

Our water smart factsheets provide great advice about water behaviours and water efficiency ideas for both inside and outside of the home.

Aquaponics - Gardening with Fish
Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponics (growing vegetables in water and nutrients).
Connecting for Sustainability
Gardening, food and sustainability resources in Townsville.
How to Check for Leaks
Let’s work together to save 76,650 litres of water a year by regularly checking taps, pipes, and fittings around your property for leaks.
How to Read your Smart Water Meter
Your Smart Water Meter is designed to transmit the meter reading automatically to your water utility, however it can be read manually from the digital display.
How to Save Water at Home
Tips for how to save water at home.
Irrigation and Leaks
Let the rain do the heavy lifting and turn your irrigation off.
Irrigation Setting Guide
Determine how long you should water for - as a general rule Townsville lawns require around 12mm of water, applied twice a week.
Lawn Care Guide - Fertiliser
Determine how long you should water for - as a general rule Townsville lawns require around 12mm of water, applied twice a week.
Lawn Care Guide - Lawn Species
Learn how choosing the right turf can save you up to 13 Sundays a year.
Lawn Care Guide - Mowing
Discover why using your catcher in the wet is beneficial for your lawn.
Lawn Care Guide - Soils
What type of soil do you have? Growing a strong lawn starts with knowing your soil and understanding which one you have could mean the difference between having a strong, healthy lawn or a sick one.
Top Water Saving Behaviours
Choose your top 3 and start the challenge at your place!
Watering and Lawn Care Guide
Water no more than twice a week in the dry and never when it’s wet.
What is a Wicking Bed?
Wicking beds are garden beds that water themselves from the bottom up. Traditional garden beds are watered from the top down.
Why We Pay for Water
The cost of water includes purifying water from the dam. Electricity is required to pump this precious resource through kilometres of pipelines to your home.