Melbourne Water seeks community input to help shape our services for the future
Melbourne Water is looking at how to improve our waterways and drainage services over the next five years.
2329 results for flood resilient homes guide
Careers in STEM Webinar
Ever wondered what science, technology, engineering and maths have to do with managing and protecting our waterways, treating our wastewater or even storytelling?
From the Ground Up Film Festival
From the Ground Up is a series of eight short films which demonstrate the diversity of efforts and activities which define environmental volunteers across the Greater Melbourne area.
Melbourne Water funds $500k in Landcare Grants to support volunteer groups
Melbourne Water funds $500k in Landcare Grants to support volunteer groups
Accidentally Reservoir: how a suburb got its name
One of Melbourne Water's great treasures lent its name to the suburb of Reservoir and features in local history podcast Storytowns created for Metro Trains Melbourne.
Threatened platypus prompt huge turnout to save habitat
With support from Melbourne Water’s Waterwatch Platypus Program and Nillumbik Shire Council volunteer group Friends of the Eltham Platypus is continuing to improve the health of our waterways for the benefit of this Australian icon.
Ecologist’s love of insects grew from her childhood in Darwin and Tiwi Islands
Kinjia Munkara-Murray is a 27-year-old aquatic ecologist and proud Tiwi and Rambarrnga woman who developed a passion for science after growing up exploring the lush tropical environment of Garramilla (Darwin).
Help the platypus of Diamond Creek!
Come along and help restore vital habitat to the platypus that call the Diamond Creek home!
New underground water pipeline provides TAFE students with hands-on learning experience
Future tradies learned about the installation of a new underground water pipeline when Melbourne Water invited a group of Swinburne TAFE students to visit the Kilsyth to Croydon Water Main Renewal project.
Explainer: How safe is the Yarra River for swimming?
The risk to athletes on the River Seine in Paris during the Olympic Games highlighted some of the issues associated with using urban waterways for recreation.
The Yarra River in Melbourne faces many of the same issues as the Seine, such as pollution from rubbish, grease, oil, and other contaminants that enter our stormwater drainage system.