Little Yarra Trail now open to the public
Melbourne Water is delighted to announce today’s opening of a new 1.5km walking trail along the Little Yarra River following extensive waterway restoration.
Unlocking water wisdom: 2025 bookings open for secondary schools to boost water literacy
To mark National Water Week (21-27 October), Melbourne Water is excited to open 2025 school bookings for its brand-new unique and immersive learning experience, The Future Water Story, located at the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee.
How eDNA technology is tracking hidden platypus populations in Melbourne creeks
Melbourne Water is undertaking platypus surveys across Greater Melbourne this spring breeding season as part of a three-decade-long monitoring program. Its most comprehensive mapping effort to date involves testing water samples for platypus DNA to determine where the elusive animal is present.
‘Future proof’ seedbank may be key to save Leadbeater’s Possum from extinction
A groundbreaking conservation project spearheaded by Melbourne Water is aiming to ‘future proof’ forests and safeguard habitat for the critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum.
Statewide effort to capture frog calls during ‘Frogtober’
Melbourne Water has launched a statewide initiative encouraging citizen scientists to record and submit frog calls using the free Frog Census app during October.
Grand Final walloping pushes punters to take regular toilet breaks; water analysis shows
Melburnians were not glued to their seat during this year’s AFL Grand Final, taking toilet breaks throughout the game rather than holding on for the final siren, according to Melbourne Water’s water usage analysis, with only a 17.2% increase in water usage after the final siren.
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Will Melburnians ‘rush to flush’ at the final siren this Grand Final?
With around 1.5 million Melburnians expected to tune in to the Grand Final on Saturday, water usage experts at Melbourne Water will be closely monitoring water consumption patterns to map the ‘flush factor’, the term describing the percentage increase in water use from mass toilet flushings.
How Melbourne Water can help you save your local creek
On the outskirts of the township of Riddells Creek in Macedon Ranges, a dedicated group of volunteers have for more than a decade worked to improve the health of a 5-kilometre stretch of Sandy Creek.
Moonee Ponds Creek set for $16m facelift
A concrete channel for stormwater that runs from Strathmore to Flemington Road is to become a leafy and healthy waterway thanks to Melbourne Water and the Chain of Ponds Collaboration.