In 2016, the Victorian Government committed to a fourth tranche of the environmental contribution (EC4). The fourth tranche, which commenced on 1 July 2016, is expected to raise $537.1 million over four years to fund delivery of the Government’s long term water plan, Water for Victoria. Of this amount, $529.5 million has now been allocated and, as at the end of June 2018, $252.6 million has been spent.
Expenditure information and progress reports are available for all EC4 funded initiatives listed below:
- Climate Change Research, Mitigation and Adaptation
- Improving the Health of Waterways in Regional Victoria
- Protecting the Yarra River
- Integrated Catchment Management
- Protecting the Beneficial Uses of Water
- Sustainable Irrigation Program
- Regional Water Infrastructure
- Resilient and Liveable Cities and Towns
- Water for Aboriginal Culture
- Recognising Recreational Values
- Water Resource Entitlements, Planning, Monitoring and Information
- Water Grid and Markets
- Flood Management, Emergency Risk Resilience and Rural Drainage
- Victoria’s Contribution to the MDBA
- Recycled Irrigation Water for Cranbourne Gardens
- Non-potable Irrigation Water for Melbourne Gardens
Further information and case studies on funding outcomes are also available in the Delivering Water for Victoria Progress Report.