The first phase of the Maribyrnong River Flood Mitigation Study is starting, and Melbourne Water is calling on local community members to get involved. 

Melbourne Water has been named a finalist in five of six categories at the 2025 VIC Water Awards, recognising its staff and projects for innovation, research and development and organisational excellence.

A stretch of underground stormwater pipe is about to become a natural creek again in Melbourne’s east. Melbourne Water is inviting community feedback, as the Reimagining Tarralla Creek project progresses to a new stage (Stage 2), restoring a further 886 metres of creek. Consultation runs from 23 March to 26 April 2026.

Melbourne Water recently finished key fire-prevention work ahead of the Australia Day long weekend in the Black Range to help protect the Upper Yarra Catchment, after a period of very high fire risk in the area.

Melbourne Water has restored water flows to Graceburn Creek after blockages at the upstream Graceburn Weir had caused low water levels in this important local waterway.

Victoria has once again seen bushfire activity this January, so it’s natural for people to wonder how Melbourne’s drinking water stays safe when fires are near our reservoirs and forested catchments. Melbourne Water works closely with Victoria’s emergency agencies to protect our water. Here, we explain how we get ready for bushfire season, how our crews respond to fires, and how we keep water quality high if fire gets too close to our catchments.

Melbourne Water is inviting the community to a platypus-friendly fishing event on Sunday 15 February 2026 along the Little Yarra River in Yarra Junction, following several recent platypus drownings linked to illegal fishing nets.

Melbourne Water is inviting community feedback on a new Recreational Area Management Plan and proposed waterway rules for Tarago Reservoir, with consultation open for four weeks from 2 March 2026. 

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.