Waterbug monitoring
Waterbugs let us know how healthy our waterways are - and you can too, by monitoring your local macroinvertebrates.
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Water quality monitoring
Volunteer as a Waterwatch water quality monitor, and collect data to help your local river or creek.
Your future
Melbourne Water’s service offering is constantly evolving to meet the challenges related to population growth, empowered customer expectations, increased cost of living, urbanisation and impacts of climate change.
Citizen science with Waterwatch
Protect your local waterway with our Waterwatch citizen science programs: count frogs, platypus or waterbugs, test water quality or take part in litter action.
Apply to access our land
Find out how you can use our land for community projects that enhance liveability, or for individual or commercial use.
Mindful colouring sheets
Colouring sheets featuring waterbugs, frogs and platypus from our citizen science programs.
Grants
Learn about grants available to support innovation, liveability and collaboration across water management, and improve river health.
Maribyrnong River
Learn how Melbourne’s second major river, the Maribyrnong, has evolved with our city: from a saltwater river through to a sought-after inner city destination.
Yarra River
There’s more to the Yarra than the iconic Southbank stretch – learn how the river has changed over time and its contribution to Melbourne’s natural and cultural landscape.
Werribee River
The ‘backbone’ of Werribee, the river offers access to the unique surrounding landscape and outdoor experiences, with birdwatching and fishing being popular pursuits.