Programs

Victoria's long-term plans for our water resources and reporting against our targets.

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Current water snapshot

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

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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.

Merrimu Reservoir near Bacchus Marsh

Annual water outlook

The Annual Water Outlook informs Victorians about the water supplies in the State and the strategies to manage any water shortages. It draws on data from the annual water outlooks of Victoria’s 18 water corporations that serve urban and rural areas.

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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

Find out about drought and dry conditions in Victoria, and how this is managed by the water sector.

Kings Billabong borders a wide stretch of the Murray River and is home to wetlands of international significance.

Floodplain management

Managing floodplains for human and environmental needs.

Sunset on water at Karook Park in Moorabbin

Integrated Water Management

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

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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.

Red Cliffs lookout at sunrise near Mildura in northern Victoria

Murray-Darling Basin

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

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Our framework for protecting water quality

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

Victorian Water Register

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

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