Victorian Water Register website temporarily offline
The Victorian Water Register website (waterregister.vic.gov.au) remains temporarily unavailable while essential security updates are completed. The full suite of services will be brought back online when it is safe and practical to do so.
Update
We are progressively making more services available to support customers and minimise disruption. Our Forms and Fees page and Submit application service are now back online. For other commonly used services, you can find where to go below:
| If you need to | Where to go |
|---|---|
| Access My Water or the Broker Portal | My Water |
| Access our Forms and Fees page (and obtain a blank application form) | Forms and fees |
| Upload an application form to a water corporation | Submit an application |
| Obtain a water share Copy of Record (WEE prefix only) | LANDATA |
| Obtain a Copy of Record for other entitlements | Contact us at waterregister.support@deeca.vic.gov.au |
| View water market prices or trade limits | Use the Water Market Watch app |
| Access information about the December Goulburn to Murray Trade Opening | Check for updates to this page soon |
| Access other data or reports | Contact us at waterregister.support@deeca.vic.gov.au |
| Check the status of an existing application | Contact your water corporation |
Background
The website was taken offline on Thursday 22 October 2026 as a precautionary measure in response to a cyber vulnerability affecting PHP, a technology used by many websites and applications. The underlying Water Register remains operational and there is no evidence of any compromise. My Water and the Broker Portal remain available via https://mywater.waterregister.vic.gov.au.
We continue to work closely with relevant Commonwealth and Victorian Government agencies, including the Australian Cyber Security Centre, as part of the response to this vulnerability.
The safety and security of customer information remains our highest priority. Taking the website offline was a precautionary measure to help protect the integrity of Register systems while security updates are completed.
We apologise for any inconvenience and thank customers for their patience and understanding while this work continues.
We will continue to provide updates as restoration of services progress. If you require any assistance not available through the alternative arrangements outlined above, please contact waterregister.support@deeca.vic.gov.au.
What does the register do?
The Victorian Water Register provides public information online about water entitlements and their ownership. It tracks the prices and volumes traded on the water market.
Since its introduction in 2007, the register has been an essential part of Victoria’s entitlements framework. It provides a central point of information and gives users the confidence that our water markets are operating as they should.
A record of entitlements lets us produce crucial information. We maintain these records with integrity and proper water accounting.
The register also includes information about Victorian water accounts.
These water accounts track the use of water to its end use and summarise the levels of annual availability of:
- water
- rainfall
- streamflow
- storage.
How is it used?
Delivery of the register is shared between a range of organisations. They include:
- the Water and Catchments Group in the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA)
- the independent Victorian Water Registrar
- rural water corporations.
The Victorian Water Register is acknowledged as the national leader in reforming the registration and trade of water entitlements.
Page last updated: 06/11/26