If you’re building or developing in Melbourne, find out what you need to do before you start your project.
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Flooding information and advice
Plan ahead. Understand the impacts of potential flooding on your plans to buy, sell, build, renovate or develop.
Design and Construction Hub
Is the new way to lodge Detailed Design Submissions for Civil and Landscaping, through to Final Completion process and handover of assets to the asset owners.
Explore what’s happening in your area, search for a job, find your local water company and find out about how we're working to support the community.
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Waterways and Drainage Charge
The charge funds a range of services to protect rivers and creeks, and provide regional drainage and flood protection. View current prices.
Permanent water-saving rules and Target 150
Learn about our permanent water-saving rules, the Target 150 initiative and the last time water restrictions were implemented.
Find out what how you can save water at home and what we are doing to manage and protect our water supply for the future.
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Browse our educational resources for students, teachers and the community. Get involved in the citizen science, book an excursion and more.
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Learn about how we work with our industry partners, Traditional Owners and the government and find out how you can become a supplier.
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Traditional Owner partners and community
At Melbourne Water, we understand the central role water plays in our communities, environment and economy.
Supporting the delivery of housing across Greater Melbourne
Our Housing Statement Roadmap establishes key areas for improvement that will enable more development, faster.
Reimagining Blind Creek - Lewis Park
We’re transforming 1.65 kilometres of underground concrete drainage into a natural waterway, and turning Lewis Park into a more enjoyable community space.
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Maribyrnong River Main to North Western Sewer Connection project
Melbourne Water is building a new sewer in the suburb of Maidstone.
- Hawthorn East
Hawthorn East Main Drain
The Hawthorn East Main Drain (HEMD) is part of the complex drainage system which Melbourne Water manages. A recent...
- Doveton
- Eumemmerring
Reimagining Eumemmerring Creek
We are reimagining almost 2 kilometres of Eumemmerring Creek into a natural waterway from Doveton Avenue, Doveton...
Maribyrnong River Flood Model
Melbourne Water has developed new flood models to better understand current and future flood information in the Maribyrnong River region.
