18 December 2025
Students across Tasmania are taking part in a new water-wise adventure as TasWater’s Water Guardians storybooks come to life on stage. In partnership with the National Theatre for Children, we delivered a lively school tour that brought key water messages straight to primary classrooms.
In November 2025, the Water Guardians production visited 20 schools. Each 30-minute show introduced students to water conservation, wastewater management, and the urban and natural water cycle in a fun and engaging way.
Professional performers Cassie Ogle and Matt Newell played a colourful cast of Water Guardian characters, including Kira from our ‘Save Water. Save Our Thing’ campaign, along with Dan the Caddisfly Larva, Jasper the Eastern Quoll, and Flynn the Wedge-tailed Eagle. Together, they enlisted students as “water guardians in training”, helping them discover how to protect Dan’s local creek.
Tobias Benn, Managing Director of the National Theatre for Children, said the program shows the power of storytelling to help young people understand important ideas.
‘Through these Water Guardians performances, we’re helping students connect with vital messages about water conservation and sustainability in a way that’s fun, memorable and distinctly Tasmanian.’
This initiative strengthens TasWater’s commitment to improving water literacy and encouraging environmental stewardship in young Tasmanians. The curriculum-aligned performances suit a range of year levels and link directly to our free online teaching resources, supporting teachers and students to continue exploring water topics long after the show.
Tasmanian schools interested in joining the FREE 2026 program, including:
Shows are brought to you by TasWater, in partnership with The National Theatre for Children.
Since creation, the palawa have lived here in lutruwita - Tasmania. Over 2,000 generations of Aboriginal families have cared for this Country, looking after its lands, seas, skies and waterways.
In the spirit of respect and gratitude, TasWater acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal community as the traditional and ongoing custodians. We pay our respects to them, their culture and to elders past and present. We also acknowledge any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are here with us today.
TasWater commits to working collaboratively and respectfully with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community to protect and sustain the precious resources on this ancient land for future generations.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 13 6992 |
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| Website | www.taswater.com.au |
| In writing | GPO Box 1393, Hobart TAS 7001 |
