Current Projects - Working With the Community
Before starting major capital works, we provide information to the community and, where possible, get their input into the planning of these projects.
We aim to continually improve our consultation with the community. We evaluate our programs and provide training to project managers involved in planning and delivering community consultation.
Current projects are listed below:
Water Supply
Seawater Desalination Plant
Sugarloaf Pipeline Project- The next stage of the Victorian Government’s Our Water Our Future plan includes building a desalination plant to secure our long-term water supplies...
- The 70km Sugarloaf Pipeline which carries water from the Goulburn River near Yea to Melbourne has been connected...
Tarago Project
Strategic Fire Breaks- The Tarago Reservoir has been reconnected to Melbourne’s water supply network...
- 350kms of firebreaks have been built to protect the Thomson and Upper Yarra Catchment...
M9 Preston - North Essendon Water Main Upgrade
Getting ready for desalinated water- We are replacing the 100 year old water main that services the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne...
- The Cardinia Desalination Integration Project forms an integral part of the plan to secure Victoria’s water supplies...
Toorourrong Reservoir Upgrade Works- We’re upgrading Toorourrong Reservoir to bring it in line with new Australian dam safety requirements...
Sewerage
Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement
Northern Sewerage Project- We are replacing a section of the Melbourne Main Sewer which collects sewage from central Melbourne, Docklands and parts of South Melbourne and Port Melbourne...
- We are constructing 12.5km of new sewer to increase the capacity of the sewerage system in Melbourne’s growing northern suburbs...
Ringwood South Branch Sewer Upgrade
Former Dandenong Treatment Plant - Rehabilitation and Redevelopment- The upgrade of the Ringwood South Branch Sewer between HE Parker Reserve in Bayswater and the Yarrabing Wetland Reserve in Wantirna has been deferred...
- Melbourne Water and VicUrban are making a major contribution to the economic future of Dandenong...
Eastern Treatment Plant Upgrade
Werribee River Aqueduct Replacement- Construction is underway on a major $380 million upgrade of the Eastern Treatment Plant...
- We are replacing a sewer aqueduct that crosses the Werribee River, north of the Princes Freeway in Werribee...
Rivers, Creeks and Wetlands
Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre
Improving the health of Merri Creek- We are constructing a new wetlands discovery centre at the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands...
- We began work in February 2009 to help improve the health of Merri Creek between Murray Road and Bell Street, Coburg...
Mordialloc Creek Improvements at Aspendale Gardens
Dandenong Valley Wetland- We are creating a new freshwater wetland on Mordialloc Creek in Aspendale Gardens...
- We’ve built Melbourne's largest man-made wetland on 48 hectares within the Dandenong Valley Parklands in Scoresby...
Dights Falls Weir Project
Tanti Creek Wetland and Retarding Basin Project- Melbourne Water, together with the Waterways Alliance, is working on a project to replace Dights Falls Weir in Abbotsford and improve fish passage in the Yarra River...
- The Waterways Alliance on behalf of Melbourne Water is constructing a wetland and retarding basin near Tanti Creek in Mornington...
Rehabilitation of River Gum Creek in Hampton Park
Brushy Creek Wetland Project- The Waterways Alliance on behalf of Melbourne Water has commenced the second stage of works to rehabilitate River Gum Creek in Hampton Park...
- The Waterways Alliance, on behalf of Melbourne Water is constructing a new wetland at Brushy Creek. The project is part of Melbourne Water's plan to improve water quality and reduce nitrogen levels entering the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay...
Yarra River Weed Control Project, Dights Falls to Plenty River
Kelletts Road Drain Wetland Project- The Waterways Alliance, on behalf of Melbourne Water, is completing a $1.9 million project to improve the environmental health of the Yarra River...
- The Waterways Alliance, on behalf of Melbourne Water, is constructing a wetland adjoining the Kelletts Road Drain outfall in Stamford Park, Rowville...
Brushy Creek Flood Protection Works - Stage Two- The Waterways Alliance, on behalf of Melbourne Water, is undertaking the final stage of works to improve flood protection for people living near Brushy Creek in Croydon and Mooroolbark...
Drainage
Riviera Outlet Reconstruction
Frankston Drainage Improvement Project- The Riviera Outlet was originally constructed in 1960 on Seaford Beach, but has now outlived its useful life...
- Work has commenced on a $41 million project to improve drainage in Frankston and provide increased protection from flooding...
Harding Street Main Drain Rehabilitation
Mentone Beach Improvement Project- A section of the Harding Street Main Drain in Coburg is being replaced by the Pipelines Alliance, on behalf of Melbourne Water...
- Work will begin in October to replace the Marina Road drain outlet on Mentone Beach with a new outlet structure...
Murray Anderson Creek Drain Rehabilitation- Work is underway to repair a section of storm water drain in Rosebud...