When fire tore through Montrose in March 2025, it destroyed and damaged homes, scorched bushland, damaged wildlife habitat and disrupted planned restoration work. Melbourne Water is working alongside local partners to restore vital habitats, protect biodiversity and reconnect the landscape for native species.
Melbourne Water has won two accolades at the 2025 Victorian Water Awards, recognising its leadership in research and development, sustainability and innovation in water infrastructure.
Explaining the concept of a 1 in 100-year flood event and its significance for flood risk assessment and planning in Greater Melbourne.
Melbourne Water will host the inaugural Water WonderFest on Sunday 9 November 2025 at the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee.
Melbourne Water welcomes the release of the Victorian Ombudsman’s investigation into flood risk at Rivervue Retirement Village and Kensington Banks. We thank the Ombudsman for undertaking this important work.
Melbourne Water is partnering with the agricultural industry, farmers, Landcare and local government to deliver on-farm trials, workshops, and peer learning that boost farm productivity, protect soil and improve biodiversity.
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.