Following four consecutive years of above average rainfall Melbourne’s water supply for the year ahead remains secure with water storage levels currently at a healthy 91 per cent.

The Victorian Landcare Grants program is now open, and Melbourne Water have been allocated over half a million dollars to help support local environmental programs.

Melbourne Water has been recognised at the Australian Water Awards for its innovative water infrastructure and commitment to reaching net-zero.

Melbourne Water today published the final report of the independent review into the flooding of the Maribyrnong River in 2022.

Over 60,000 native plants and grasses have now been planted as Melbourne Water’s Yarra Capital Improvement Program celebrates its halfway milestone. The vast rejuvenation project that began in 2021, breathes new life into over 60km of the Yarra River from Abbotsford to Warrandyte.

Students from Westbreen Primary School turn plastic litter collected from a local creek into beautiful sculptures of native animals threatened by pollution.

An enhanced digital rain gauge installed at a lawn bowls club in Wallan will add another important data point to Melbourne Water’s network of 200 rain gauges, providing real-time data to map rain patterns. 

The Melbourne Water and John Holland-KBR Joint Venture has won an Earth Award for an innovative biogas handling system that supports the conversion of sewerage treatment gases into electricity, providing around 30% of the energy needed for Melbourne's Eastern Treatment Plant (ETP).  

Melbourne Water has launched a statewide initiative encouraging citizen scientists to record and submit frog calls using the free Frog Census app during October.

Melbourne’s Annual Water Outlook 2025 shows that water storage levels are expected to remain secure for the year ahead.