Water and catchments

Grants open For Gippsland Lakes environment projects

Empowering local community groups to improve the Gippsland Lakes

Mar 17

New solar farm to power Melbourne's essential water services

Construction completed of a new solar farm at Winneke Treatment Plant

Mar 16

New trial will transform Wangaratta's green waste Into soil

Reducing carbon emissions by turning sewage and green waste into biochar

Feb 28

Water sector seeking board members

Expressions of interest open until late March 2023

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Annual Water Outlook

Keeping Victorians informed about the state’s water supplies, outlining how we cope with any shortages should they arise this summer and autumn.

Dams and water emergencies

Dam safety and water emergency management.

Floodplains

Balancing the competing objectives of managing floodplains for human and environmental needs.

Waterways Estate with a large wattle tree

Integrated Water Management

We’ve created a framework to help government, the water sector and the community work together to plan, manage and deliver water in Victoria

Water corporations provide a range of water services to customers within their service areas including water supply, sewage, water delivery for irrigation, drainage, and salinity mitigation services.

Victoria’s water grid and markets will be developed and used to help us realise the greatest benefit from our valuable water resources.

Liveable cities and towns
Water for agriculture
Waterways and catchments
Planning and entitlements
Water grid and markets

Liveable cities and towns

Building resilient and liveable cities and towns requires careful management of all elements of the water cycle, to support a prosperous economy, healthy communities and a healthy environment.

Water for agriculture

Victorian agriculture makes a significant contribution to Australia’s economy. Irrigated agriculture in Victoria was worth $4.9 billion in 2014-15 (ABS 2016), 33% of Australia's total irrigated agricultural production.

Waterways and catchments

Victoria’s environment is one of our greatest assets. It underpins our economy and provides social and recreational values that benefit our communities.

Planning and entitlements

In Victoria, water is shared and managed in a way that provides both certainty and flexibility in an increasingly variable climate.

Water grid and markets

Victoria’s water grid and markets will be developed and used to help us realise the greatest benefit from our valuable water resources.

Water and catchments

We manage Victoria’s groundwater, catchments and waterways, infrastructure, water saving and re-use projects, flood management, governance and water legislation, in partnership with a network of government agencies and water authorities.

Victoria's long-term water supply

Using water wisely

A public register of all water-related entitlements in Victoria

Water storages, irrigation allocations, local water info

Basin Plan implementation

Victoria's Aboriginal Water Program

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