Resources

Here is a comprehensive Water Education Toolkit for Water Ambassadors and educators, to support your sessions with schools during National Water Week and throughout the year. 

Watch the recording of our 2025 National Water Week webinar and discover how you can create meaningful change for a sustainable water future. Hear from leading voices in the sector as they explore the essential role water plays in our communities and environments — and learn how you can become an ambassador for lasting change.

Think you know a thing or two about water or want to learn something new? For National Water Week 2023, the AWA Water Literacy and Education Specialist Network busted some water myths to expose the truth about this most precious resource. Take the quiz!

The Great Book of Water is a beautifully illustrated story that follows three young friends - Ali, Finn, and Leila - on an exciting journey to solve the world’s biggest water challenges. Guided by a mysterious voice, the trio travel through different countries, meet inspiring people, and discover how water connects us all. Along the way, they learn about clean water access, climate resilience, water-saving technologies, and the power of youth-led action.

Filled with creativity, hope, and global perspective, this story encourages young readers to imagine a better water future and see themselves as part of the solution.

Available in hard cover or as a downloadable pdf.

Wanda the Water Warrior is on a mission to educate and inspire young Australians about water and its importance here in Australia, the driest inhabited continent in the world.  

Through Wanda’s adventures and storytelling, she transports children to pivotal moments in Australian history, such as the Millennium Drought, and introduces innovative solutions like desalination and water recycling, demystifying these concepts in a way that is informative and engaging for young minds.  

Through the ‘Wanda the Water Warrior’ children’s book and other fun downloadable activities and resources, Wanda shares her wisdom to educate and inspire children and support their water literacy and education journey, as they learn that every drop of water counts and that simple actions can make a big difference.

Created by Melbourne Water, the ABC Education water video series covers all aspects of water; from the urban and natural water cycle to wastewater treatment, to waterways, and then how climate influences water, to foster water literacy. It offers a range of free teacher resources, classroom activities, suggested excursions and links to other materials to educate students across all year levels 

Introduce the Sustainable Development Goals to children and young people everywhere.

ABC goes 'Behind the News' to find out what happens when you flush the loo. 

Water Utilities around the nation have a comprehensive range of free educational programs. Why not explore your State or Territory program or book an excursion?  

We’ve listed a few here: 

• Sydney Water Education 
• Queensland Urban Utilities 
• Melbourne Water   
• Seqwater Education 

Water works, produced by the Australian Academy of Science as part of their Primary Connections: linking science with literacy program, is written to align to the Year 2 level of the Australian Curriculum: Science. 

ABC goes 'Behind the News' to find out why many people choose to pay for water.  

An audiobook presentation of the Australian book When Water Lost Her Way, which was on the 2019 'Notable' list from the Children's Book Council of Australia. Written and read by Meg Humphrys. 

Explore the natural and urban water cycles, play online games, or view a video to learn more about water.