Unusual tanks - a pool and games room inside a tank

We are always looking for unusual uses for water tanks, and at a caravan park in Cooper Pedy, they have a couple of huge water tanks which have been pulled into service as unusual storage. 

One tank contains a large swimming pool (and the pool itself looks like another water tank!).  It gets extremely hot in Cooper Pedy, so having the pool under cover maintains a much more reasonable temperature than outside.

Another tank contains a comprehensive TV/Games room..   

Have you seen any other uses for water tanks?

Australia's longest water trough

Jen and Mel are travelling around Australia at the moment, and sent through a picture of Australia's longest water trough near Derby (200km from Broome).

 To help with the transporting of cattle to the wharfs in Derby, a giant water trough was built near the Prison Boab.

The trough is roughly 120m long and can feed 500 bullocks at one time. The trough used to be filled by a natural bore water under its own pressure, but is now water is fed by windmill pump.

Farmers could stop here overnight and let their cattle have water before the last run in to Derby. The water trough is only 7km from Derby.

For more information you can visit the Derby tourism website here. 

BENDIGO INVENTOR AWARDS

A unique formula for gluten free baking has won Bendigo resident Terry Hunter $10,000 for the overall best invention/innovation and the title of City of Greater Bendigo Inventor of the Year.

Luke Doran from White Hills has won the $5,000 Established category, for those currently trading in the market, with an improved heating system for wood heaters known as Turboheat.

David Sanders, from Wendouree has taken out the Rising category for an invention not yet to market, also worth $5000 for his Smart Options entry - a solar hot water system for rural and remote regions.

The three winners will receive mentoring from specially aligned business experts, and marketing advice, aimed at getting their invention onto the shelves.  The 22 entrants that made the final pool of likely winners will also have opportunities for similar mentoring and marketing assistance.