In a first for East Gippsland Water and as part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, we have entered into a contract with Gippsland Regional Organics to recycle biosolids from our water recycling facilities across East Gippsland to produce compost products. [...]
Greater Western Water’s Werribee Recycled Water Plant is the latest site to benefit from the beauty of a Woody Meadow planting, as part of a University of Melbourne urban greening research project. Woody Meadows is a cost-effective method of public planting, [...]
Barwon Water is helping students from more than 10 schools plant thousands of native grasses and shrubs as part of its Schools Tree Day program. Students at 12 local schools have signed up for the program, with more than 2,500 plants [...]
Gippsland Water will continue to explore the possibility of a wind farm at Dutson Downs, following initial community consultation undertaken earlier this year. The consultation sought to find out how customers and locals felt about the idea of a wind farm [...]
A new 3 megawatt solar farm is now powering the Wodonga Wastewater Treatment Plant with renewable energy. In a major step towards North East Water’s ambitions to reach net-zero emissions by 2035, the 6,500 panel solar farm will reduce the Corporation’s [...]
The Victorian Government has granted Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation nearly $450,000 for works at Murrk Ngubitj Yarram Yaluk, the site of Barwon Water’s former Bellarine Basin, which is being transformed into 30 hectares of public open space. Wadawurrung Traditional Owners [...]
On World Environment Day (5 June), South East Water was proud to announce the development of an innovative tool created to identify environmental sensitivities to proactively protect our environment. The Environmental Sensitivity Map locates key environmental habitats for endangered species and [...]
Veteran farmer, Rob Hornby, is embracing high-tech on-farm improvements made possible by Southern Rural Water's new Newry pipeline. Rob is one of nearly 30 farmers set to benefit from improved farming efficiencies and water savings as SRW replace open irrigation channels [...]
Yarra Valley Water has announced plans to expand the number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers by more than 50 per cent at its head office in Mitcham. The utility aims to increase the current 14 chargers to a total of 22, [...]
Yarra Valley Water is creating over 35 hectares of new habitat for the critically endangered Helmeted Honeyeater and lowland Leadbeater’s Possum at its Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant site, with guidance from the Narrap Rangers. The detailed design phase is already [...]