Melbourne Water handles six Olympic swimming pools of contaminated water from chemical fire
The fallout from the Derrimut chemical fire continues as Melbourne Water has received and continues treating 12 million litres of contaminated firewater at its Western Treatment Plant (WTP): the equivalent of six Olympic swimming pools.
Residents of Maribyrnong catchment encouraged to have their say on important next steps in flood planning
In April, Melbourne Water released new flood modelling for the Maribyrnong River to help the community and agencies better understand flood risk across the catchment.
Melbourne Water invests in future generations with new education centre
Melbourne Water has opened a new education centre that will teach Victorian students how to create a sustainable future using interactive scenarios our engineers and staff manage in real life.
Melbourne Water continues to manage impact of chemical spill following Derrimut fire
Melbourne Water staff and crews are working with partner agencies to manage contaminated runoff from a large fire on Wednesday 10 July at Swann Drive in Derrimut.
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and Melbourne Water celebrate one year of partnership
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC) and Melbourne Water are proud to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their partnership during this NAIDOC Week.
Melbourne Water renames and restores historic waterway in Ferntree Gully
Melbourne Water and the Friends of Koolunga Native Reserve have worked with local Wurundjeri elders to give a new name and a fresh start to a historic waterway in Ferntree Gully.
Local kids take action and make art to save creek creatures
Students from Westbreen Primary School turn plastic litter collected from a local creek into beautiful sculptures of native animals threatened by pollution.
Women in engineering lead the way at Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water celebrates Women in Engineering.
Goat track no more – Pathway between Mitcham and Forest Hill now a magic mile
Melbourne Water has transformed a goat track into a new 1.5km shared user path in Melbourne’s east.
Renewable energy powering Melbourne Water’s path to net zero
Melbourne Water is on track to halve its emissions by 2025 and reduce them to net zero by 2030.