Our programs

Current water snapshot

The status of the state’s water across various categories, including storage levels, rainfall and seasonal outlooks.

In this section

Aboriginal Water Program

Including Aboriginal people in the way water is managed in Victoria and reconnecting communities to water for cultural, economic, customary, spiritual purposes.

Climate change and Victoria's water sector

Victoria’s water sector is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2035 and delivering our five-year Water Cycle Adaptation Action Plan 2022-26

Drought and dry conditions

Learn about Victoria’s government support programs for drought and dry conditions.

Floodplain management

Managing floodplains for human and environmental needs.

Integrated Water Management

Integrated Water Management is a collaborative approach to the way we plan for and manage all elements of the water cycle.

Long-term water resource assessments and strategies

Sustainable water strategies and long-term water resource assessments ensure our planning and entitlement frameworks remain adaptive and robust.

Murray-Darling Basin

Giving all water users in the Murray-Darling Basin a way to work together toward a healthy, working basin.

Our framework for protecting water quality

Water quality is managed through working with many organisations with defined roles and responsibilities delivering policy and programs

Recreational values of Victoria's water

The Recreational Values Program delivers on the Government’s commitment to enhance the recreational values of the State’s water resources.

Victorian Water Register

A public register of all water-related entitlements in Victoria.

Visit the Victorian Water Register