Securing the essential: assisting Indigenous communities and their service providers to sustainably manage water and energy supply (ARC Linkage Project led by Griffith University) (2015–2018)
Abstract:
The provision of water and energy supplies to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)
communities is a critical challenge for service providers. The research uses a novel unobtrusive smart
metering system, aligned with culturally appropriate consultation with ATSI communities, to reveal patterns of
household water and water related-energy consumption. Significantly, the research will identify effective
behavioural and technological water and energy efficiency strategies in three remote ATSI communities in
QLD, NT and WA. A key outcome is to provide an adaptive evidence-based and community-driven handbook
to facilitate the secure long-term supply and efficient use of energy and water resources in remote ATSI
communities.