Environment

Yarra Valley Water invests for the future

2024-10-07T15:29:59+11:00

Yarra Valley Water is investing over $2.6 billion as part of its five-year plan to provide essential water and sewerage services for a growing Melbourne. Victoria remains the fastest-growing state in the country with the Victorian Government’s Victoria in Future 2023 [...]

Yarra Valley Water invests for the future2024-10-07T15:29:59+11:00

How Melbourne Water can help you save your local creek

2024-10-07T15:29:14+11:00

On the outskirts of the township of Riddells Creek in Macedon Ranges, a dedicated group of volunteers have for more than a decade worked to improve the health of a 5-kilometre stretch of Sandy Creek. The volunteers, who are neighbours with sections of [...]

How Melbourne Water can help you save your local creek2024-10-07T15:29:14+11:00

Barwon Water achieves full switch to renewables

2024-09-04T07:44:33+10:00

Barwon Water’s services are being delivered by net-zero emissions electricity, with all its facilities now powered by 100 per cent renewables. In a major milestone, the organisation has reached the Victorian water sector’s aim to source all electricity from renewable sources [...]

Barwon Water achieves full switch to renewables2024-09-04T07:44:33+10:00

Yarra Valley Water named top ranking water company on Financial Times Climate Leaders List

2024-09-04T07:49:46+10:00

Yarra Valley Water has been named the top-ranking water company on the prestigious Financial Times Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders list for 2024 – for the second year in a row. The list, compiled by the Financial Times and Statista, showcases the most [...]

Yarra Valley Water named top ranking water company on Financial Times Climate Leaders List2024-09-04T07:49:46+10:00

Moe water supply protected with riverbank planting

2024-09-02T14:56:49+10:00

Gippsland Water has safeguarded a key piece of Moe’s water network by planting more than 8,000 native trees and shrubs along Tanjil River near Tanjil South.   The project was completed this month and will reduce long-term pump operating costs [...]

Moe water supply protected with riverbank planting2024-09-02T14:56:49+10:00

Wet weather storage upgrade for Boneo

2024-09-02T14:47:59+10:00

South East Water is upgrading an existing wastewater lagoon at the Boneo Water Recycling Plant to manage increased flows during wet weather events. The new emergency storage lagoon will allow the water utility to hold up to 8.9 million litres of wastewater coming [...]

Wet weather storage upgrade for Boneo2024-09-02T14:47:59+10:00

Barwon Water welcomes funding for the Oxygen for Wastewater Project

2024-08-06T16:37:43+10:00

Barwon Water welcomed $3 million funding announcement on 18 July from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support an innovative project to use pure oxygen to make wastewater treatment more efficient. The oxygen will come as a by-product of hydrogen production at [...]

Barwon Water welcomes funding for the Oxygen for Wastewater Project2024-08-06T16:37:43+10:00

Melbourne Water handles six Olympic swimming pools of contaminated water from chemical fire

2024-08-06T10:09:01+10:00

The fallout from the Derrimut chemical fire continues as Melbourne Water has received and continues treating 12 million litres of contaminated firewater at its Western Treatment Plant (WTP): the equivalent of six Olympic swimming pools. “The chemical fire may be old news, but [...]

Melbourne Water handles six Olympic swimming pools of contaminated water from chemical fire2024-08-06T10:09:01+10:00

Choose Tap’s Refiller program celebrates 250th cafe milestone

2024-08-06T10:08:15+10:00

Yarra Valley Water is encouraging cafes to join the Refiller movement, offering free tap water refills to thirsty Melburnians - and do their bit to help reduce plastic waste. Mocha Jo’s cafe in Glen Waverley has joined the Choose [...]

Choose Tap’s Refiller program celebrates 250th cafe milestone2024-08-06T10:08:15+10:00

Water industry partnership to reduce carbon emissions

2024-07-04T12:00:53+10:00

Southern Rural Water and Wannon Water have joined forces to reduce carbon emissions in the Victorian water industry. Under the partnership agreement, Wannon Water will trade 3,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) to Southern Rural Water in the period from 2024/25 to 2029/30. Wannon Water [...]

Water industry partnership to reduce carbon emissions2024-07-04T12:00:53+10:00
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