Melbourne’s declining water supplies will be boosted with desalinated water.

The community at Truganina turned out on Saturday to celebrate the opening of a new park along the old Main Outfall Sewer, where locals and visitors can meet, play, and relax.

"To improve how we handle litter, we need to track down where it’s coming from, see how it gets into our stormwater system, and tackle the problem at the source."

On a sunny spring day along Melbourne’s Merri Creek corridor, the unmistakable “growl” of growling grass frogs has returned to a swamp that had been dry just weeks earlier.

Melbourne Water is pleased to announce the reopening of Greenvale Reservoir Park’s southern section, unlocking more than 37 hectares of vibrant green space for the local community and visitors to enjoy.

Despite rain falling throughout November, Greater Melbourne Water’s storages have risen marginally since the end of winter as Victoria heads into what’s predicted to be a hotter-than-average summer.

Melbourne’s water storages have recorded their steepest annual decline since the Millennium Drought, driven by hot, dry conditions, record-low streamflows and higher household use. 

Melbourne Water’s innovative learning program, The Future Water Story has won gold at the GOV Design Awards in the Digital – Education category. The program is also a finalist for the BETTER FUTURE World Design Awards, which celebrate outstanding digital education design worldwide. 

Melbourne Water is inviting the community to a platypus-friendly fishing event on Sunday 15 February 2026 along the Little Yarra River in Yarra Junction, following several recent platypus drownings linked to illegal fishing nets.

Victoria has once again seen bushfire activity this January, so it’s natural for people to wonder how Melbourne’s drinking water stays safe when fires are near our reservoirs and forested catchments. Melbourne Water works closely with Victoria’s emergency agencies to protect our water. Here, we explain how we get ready for bushfire season, how our crews respond to fires, and how we keep water quality high if fire gets too close to our catchments.