Named after explorer George Bass, the 30-kilometre Bass River begins in West Gippsland’s Strzelecki Ranges and flows through the flat expanses of the Bass Valley into Western Port.

From the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne’s southeast, Dandenong Creek flows 53 kilometres into the Patterson River, and onto Port Phillip Bay.

Access funding for initiatives that support healthy people, places and environments, through our flexible incentives program – open all year round.

Learn about some of the partnerships Melbourne Water has fostered with our customers and community in waterway and stormwater management.

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We generate electricity by combusting biogas, captured from our sewage treatment lagoons and anaerobic digesters.