One year on from Melbourne Water’s launching its Litter Prevention Toolkit, eight councils and community groups across the city have been awarded more than $34,000 in funding to help keep local neighbourhoods, waterways and Port Phillip Bay free from litter.

Despite recent improvement after a dry start to the year, Melbourne's storage levels remain below last year’s 72.4%. Without this year’s desalination order, storages would be roughly a further 2.2% lower, a clear sign of how much the plant is contributing to Melbourne’s water security this winter.