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Activities for all ages
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Our free educational resources focus on water and the water cycle, Melbourne’s local waterways, and environmental conservation – for a variety of ages and learning formats. Interested in a more tailored experience? Book a guided tour of one of our sites.

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Guided tours and virtual excursions

Book a tour of our water and sewage treatment plants, or wetlands education centre.

Activities for all ages

Educational activities and resources for learning about water

Citizen science

Explore and protect your local waterway with our Waterwatch programs.
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Drip Trip game

Journey through Melbourne’s urban water cycle with our educational online game.

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Browse classroom activities, lesson plans and educational resources for schools.

Teacher resources by curriculum area

Browse classroom activities, lesson plans, suggested excursions and links to further educational material for schools.
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Melbourne Water respectfully acknowledges the Bunurong, Gunaikurnai, Taungurung, Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and water on which we rely and operate. We pay our deepest respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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