Home and Garden WaterWise Rebate Schemes
The Home WaterWise Rebate Scheme and the Home Garden WaterWise Rebate Scheme are Queensland Government incentive packages designed to help Queenslanders make their homes and gardens more water efficient.
 Home Waterwise Rebates available include:
- up to $1000 for new rainwater tanks, including installation, pumps, diverters and slab
- $200 for a new 4-star (or better) WELS water-rated clothes washing machine
- $150 per suite for new dual-flush toilet suites to replace existing single-flush toilet suites
- 50% of purchase and installation costs up to $200 for an above ground grey-water system or $500 towards the purchase and installation of a below-ground grey-water system
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 50% of purchase price (up to $30) per showerhead to replace existing showerheads with new 3-star (or better) WELS water-rated showerheads
- up to $200 for a swimming pool cover and/or roller.
Garden Waterwise Rebates are available for 50% of the total purchase cost for defined garden products up to a maximum rebate of $50
Defined garden products include:
- native or drought resistant plants that last for more than one year (excludes annuals, seeds, vegetables, fruit trees, edible herbs, turf, indoor and outdoor pot plants)
- soils for replenishing gardens only i.e. does not include potting mix or soils for top dressing lawns.
- mulches that may be either organic (e.g. bark chips, sugar cane) or inorganic (e.g. pebbles – which must be between 2mm and 20mm in size)
- kits or devices specifically designed for generating compost and/or the keeping of worms i.e. excludes separate purchase of worms and devices such as shredders.
- water crystals and soil wetting agents that increase the water retention of soil.
Call the Queensland Government Hotline on 1800 243 585 for more information on these rebate schemes. |
