The Parliamentary Secretary for Water, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, has announced $2.1 million in funding for three new projects to better manage Australia's groundwater whilst launching National Water Week 2009 at Parliament House in Canberra. Dr Kelly said, “The theme for this year's National Water Week is 'Securing Our Water Future' and this is particularly appropriate when it comes to Australia's groundwater management. Groundwater makes up approximately 17% of Australia's accessible water resources and accounts for over 30% of our total water consumption. Yet this precious resource is neither understood nor managed as well as it needs to be. Read More