With so much of the country in drought, water conservation is on our minds and making the most of natural rain is the perfect place to start. Even the smallest backyard can make the most of the ...

Tim O'Halloran always thought rainwater from his tank was clean, that was until he put his water supply to the test during a monitoring project. A project in south-west NSW found bacteria in 60 per ...

Back in the day, as "they" say, it was more common than not for folks to collect their rainwater and use it for a variety of tasks. A barrel at the end of the rainspout could collect enough to water ...