Western Strategy at a Glance

Strategy at a Glance Map (PDF~2.7MB)

More benefits from the Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline

• Sharing water savings for environmental, economic and social benefits.
• System reserve and carryover for more resilience to dry conditions.
• More opportunities for rural water users to trade water.
• Improving the efficiency of operating the supply system.
• 83 GL for the environment on average with potential for 28 GL more from Wimmera irrigation entitlements.

See: Chapter 6, Page 144.

Protecting waterways in the Millicent Coast Basin by capping licensed extraction

See: Chapter 10, Section 10.4.3, Page 238.

Water for development in the Wimmera-Mallee

18 GL from pipeline water savings for new growth in the Wimmera-Mallee supply systems.

See: Chapter 6, Section 6.3.2, Page 152.

Local management plans to improve management of the Upper Wimmera and Avon-Richarson rivers

See: Chapter 10, Section 10.3.1, Page 235.

Balancing water-sharing between the Wimmera and Glenelg rivers

• Victorian Environmental Water Holder managing environmental flows.
• Where possible, using consumptive water en route for Environmental benefits.

See: Chapter 6, Section 6.4, Page 155.

Managing land use changes in the Crawford and Stokes river catchments and the Glenelg Water Supply Protection Area

See: Chapter 5, Page 128.

Lake Condah - Local management plan to improve flow management to preserve cultural values

See: Chapter 8, Section 8.2.4, Page 198.

Merri River - Balancing security of supply and environmental flows

See: Chapter 8, Section 8.3.1, Page 199.

Lake Corangamite - Works to improve flows into the lake in dry periods

See: Chapter 9, Section 9.3.1, Page 214.

1.3 GL for winter-fill use from waterways in parts of the Hopkins Basin

See: Chapter 8, Section 8.2.1, Page 190.

2.6 GL for winter-fill use from waterways in the Lake Colac catchment

See: Chapter 9, Section 9.2.1, Page 208.

5.3 GL for winter-fill use from waterways in parts of the Portland Coast Basin

See: Chapter 8, Section 8.2.1, Page 190.

3.5 GL for winter-fill use from waterways in parts of the Otway Coast Basin

See: Chapter 9, Section 9.2.1, Page 208.

Gellibrand River - investigating improved environmental flows

See: Chapter 7, Section 7.3.1, Page 180.