Apply for access to birdwatching areas at the Western Treatment Plant, and learn about visitor safety requirements while on site.

Tens of thousands of birds flock to the Western Treatment Plant, with nearly 300 species recorded at the site.

Even when water restrictions aren't in place, Melbourne has permanent water saving rules. Each person also has a personal water usage target of no more than 150 litres a day. Read about water restrictions, water saving rules and your personal Target 150.

Learn some water saving tips to prevent water waste around your home.

You can use water wisely by saving it at even when you're at school. Check out our tips or download our fact sheet for more inspiration.

Learn how to build a raingarden that captures and filters stormwater to protect rivers and creeks.

Volunteer for our citizen science frog monitoring program, and record frog calls to help conservation efforts.

River Detectives is a free, fun and flexible statewide citizen science program designed for schools.

Before you start building, renovating or sub-dividing, make sure your plans meet our criteria for flood, water asset and waterway protection.

Building surveyors and councils won’t issue a building permit unless you have our written approval to work or build near our assets such as pipes, drains and water mains.