Properties affected by the Eastern Victorian bushfires can access support from the Victorian and Commonwealth governments for replacing rainwater and septic tanks, and undertaking geotechnical assessments.
When river levels are low, waterway diverters may be restricted or banned from taking water in order to protect the environment.
Arundel Creek
Cockatoo and Shepherd Creek
Darebin Creek
Diamond Creek
Dixons Creek
Don River
Melbourne Water supplies some of the best drinking water in the world and it all started 170 years ago when work on Australia’s very first reservoir began – in Yan Yean, north of Melbourne.
Victoria’s globally recognised Ramsar wetlands are a biodiversity paradise for our environment and the habitat and wildlife that call these magical places home, and it’s thanks to Melbourne Water that they continue to flourish.