McCain Foods water-efficiency
Location: Ballarat
Funding: Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) - $635,000
Ballarat's largest water user and one of regional Victoria's major employers is now saving 154 mega litres of water a year - the equivalent of the water used by several hundred households.
McCain Foods halved its water use with a water-efficiency project backed by $635,000 from the RIDF.
The company is recycling water, using efficient new equipment and eliminating water waste in the food production process.