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. 

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.

More than 350 people attended the open day of Australia’s largest wastewater treatment plant on Sunday 18 August to learn about the science behind sewage.

Melbourne Water in partnership with Glen Eira and Port Philip Councils have shared data about the primary sources of litter in local waterways as part of the Elster Creek Litter Action Plan (ECLAP).  

An enhanced digital rain gauge installed at a lawn bowls club in Wallan will add another important data point to Melbourne Water’s network of 200 rain gauges, providing real-time data to map rain patterns. 

The Melbourne Water and John Holland-KBR Joint Venture has won an Earth Award for an innovative biogas handling system that supports the conversion of sewerage treatment gases into electricity, providing around 30% of the energy needed for Melbourne's Eastern Treatment Plant (ETP).  

A recent Melbourne Water trial at Macedon Ranges vineyards has shown that composted recycled green waste collected from suburban green bins can create healthier vines and higher grape yields when used as mulch.