Maribyrnong River (winter-fill)
Maribyrnong River (winter-fill)
Maribyrnong River (winter-fill)
In a cutting-edge initiative, Melbourne Water is trialling autonomous drones to monitor and safeguard the city’s world-class drinking water.
An exciting scientific discovery was made when eight-year-old Alice Dutton, a budding citizen scientist from Tecoma, recorded the call of the threatened Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) during a Birrarung Riverfest event at Spadoni’s Billabong in Yering. According to Melbourne Water’s frog data, the species has not been recorded in this location for 24 years.
Join us at this free community event to celebrate the opening of your new open space, now that the Reimagining Blind Creek and Lewis Park project is complete!
We are installing a new pump to facilitate stormwater flow under the Dandenong-Frankston railway line.
We’re undertaking a four-year program aimed at controlling rapidly-spreading weed species and revegetation with native species along a 2.3km section of Dandenong Creek, from Ferntree Gully Road to Mulgrave Reserve.
That’s why at Melbourne Water, we have been taking action and planning across 50-year time horizons to manage and protect this precious resource for our city.
"This acknowledgment from the people of Australia rightly memorialises your courage and contribution.”
We are upgrading meters that help monitor water flowing through our water mains under the St Georges Road median.
Melbourne’s Annual Water Outlook 2025 shows that water storage levels are expected to remain secure for the year ahead.