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.
2278 results for flood resilient homes guide
‘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.
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.
Monitoring for PFAS in our Water Supply Catchments
Learn more about what we’re doing to ensure drinking water for our customers and communities is safe and is of the highest quality.
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.
Waterway pollution top of mind as Melbourne Water weighs priorities
Melbourne Water has asked the community what services matter most to them as part of a review of the Waterways and Drainage Charge: here's what we found out.
Edithvale–Seaford Wetland
Understand the importance of the largest natural wetland of its kind in Greater Melbourne, and how it is managed.
Christmas Hills land sales
We are planning to transfer 280 hectares of our land to the Crown for conservation purposes, and rezone and sell the remainder on the open market. The land was previously earmarked for the Watsons Creek Storage Reservoir.
Action: saving water at school
Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent, yet we are one of the highest users of water per person. We live in an uncertain climate – it’s important to use water wisely so we have a secure source of drinking water for many years to come.
Water wise users
Students consider the importance of using water wisely and use a set of water saving cards to develop an action plan for using water wisely at home.