Revegetation and weed control works
Rivers and creeks are essential to our way of life - that’s why at Melbourne Water we conduct ongoing inspections of our creeks and waterways.
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Desilting creeks, wetlands and drains
Melbourne Water undertakes routine inspection across many sites including drains, local creeks, waterways and retarding basins to maintain these assets, and ensure they continue to provide drainage for the local area.
Super Sewage and water cycle exploration
Learn about the water cycle and what happens to their wastewater when it goes down the drain. Students will also discover that sewage is not wastewater and is an important resource that can be re-used.
Threatened platypus prompt huge turnout to save habitat
With support from Melbourne Water’s Waterwatch Platypus Program and Nillumbik Shire Council volunteer group Friends of the Eltham Platypus is continuing to improve the health of our waterways for the benefit of this Australian icon.
Ecologist’s love of insects grew from her childhood in Darwin and Tiwi Islands
Kinjia Munkara-Murray is a 27-year-old aquatic ecologist and proud Tiwi and Rambarrnga woman who developed a passion for science after growing up exploring the lush tropical environment of Garramilla (Darwin).
Help the platypus of Diamond Creek!
Come along and help restore vital habitat to the platypus that call the Diamond Creek home!
New underground water pipeline provides TAFE students with hands-on learning experience
Future tradies learned about the installation of a new underground water pipeline when Melbourne Water invited a group of Swinburne TAFE students to visit the Kilsyth to Croydon Water Main Renewal project.
Explainer: How safe is the Yarra River for swimming?
The risk to athletes on the River Seine in Paris during the Olympic Games highlighted some of the issues associated with using urban waterways for recreation.
The Yarra River in Melbourne faces many of the same issues as the Seine, such as pollution from rubbish, grease, oil, and other contaminants that enter our stormwater drainage system.
Hundreds discover the science behind sewage at Western Treatment Plant Open Day
More than 350 people attended the open day of Australia’s largest wastewater treatment plant on Sunday 18 August to learn about the science behind sewage.
We share the greatest backyard
Our rivers, creeks and iconic bays, and all the plants and green spaces in between, are home to our native wildlife of fishes, platypus, frogs and birds, providing places for them to thrive.
They’re the lifeblood of our natural landscape – they’re what makes living here great.