Water Essential: With the weather heating up on the CWC consideration to carrying sufficient water is vital. Predictions of days of 40 degrees or more in late November on. It is very easy to go through over a litre of water an hour in hot weather. Know your requirements, and it is best to carry too much water. Easy to offload it.
Do not forget the electrolytes, if you are drinking lots of water and sweating the electrolytes need to be replaced!
Dehydration can happen quickly and having to cycle extra kilometres once you need water is a danger.
Given the recent rains there is quite a bit of water around, but it needs to be filtered. Not all is pure in rural areas. Bushwalking shops have a good range of water filtration and water purification equipment. This is only a backup to carrying sufficient water.