Following on from VWF’s highly successful presentations to the Victorian Parliamentary Committee on Water Supply Futures for Melbourne (November 2008), VWF is turning its attention to “taking it to the streets” by giving presentations to schools, public (Festivals & rallies) that engage householders and SME’s in water solutions that are rainfall independent and cost-effective, but not climate or ocean damaging (like chemical treatment systems used in large desalination factories). VWF acknowledges that there are at least two diverse, proven, rainfall-independent strategies that deserve accelerated adoption, being are far superior to desalination and taking water from the Murray Basin. These two strategies and the practical steps that follow them are also far more empowering to water bill payers: 1. Centralised recycling systems - Creating fully purified water from metro wastewater 2. Localised water reuse and efficiency systems - such as the CH2 workplace or a proprietary home recycling system. The VWF presentation will compare these two strategies with current desalination strategy & the Murray diversion strategy , using addressing chemical pollution, GHG emissions, social stability & dollar costs - (see sample slide) If there is time, we will show how centralised recycling perfectly complements localised rainwater self sufficiency. Intended Outcomes Having exposed the likely damage of heavily polluting desalination on sensitive coastlines, and exposed the fundamental flaws of inter-catchment water transfer, our audience will increase their home and business demand for low pollution solutions in all water systems they depend on.