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May 2025 VicWater Update
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August 2025
At VicWater we are always looking for ways to bring our members and other stakeholders together to build trusted relationships and a sense of shared ownership and purpose. Last month we had two opportunities to put this into practice.
August 2025
Carbon Offsets Project
The Project Oversight Committee sub-group that was developing the draft operating model and budget for year one of the SPV has completed its task. These documents are now ready to be provided to the SPV once it is formed.
August 2025
Each year at the VicWater Annual Conference, the Women in Water Director’s Network hold an event which is open to all delegates and focuses on diversity and inclusion. This year we are very excited to have Hayley Monks, Managing Director of Echo Managed Services, to speak at this event.
July 2025
Happy New Financial Year! Hope your close outs went as well as they could go.
As you may be aware, we had a glitch in our IT matrix last month. In short, we had a series of “reply all” emails that went to our entire list – some 27,500 emails sent within an hour, resulting in Microsoft shutting down the VicWater email domain. The outage lasted 10 days.
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Barwon Water and the National Trust preserve the past by stepping into the future
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Thirst Aid Station – A new community support initiative from Wannon Water
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Clean Up Australia Day in the highlands
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Best tasting tap water at Yarra Valley Water
Yarra Valley Water has been named the Victorian winner of the 2024 IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia competition. The winning sample came from Yarra Valley [...]
WIOA Operator of the Year Award 2024 Announced
VicWater was proud to sponsor the Operator of the Year award at the WIOA Victorian conference in Bendigo on 28-29 February. The judging panel of Jo Lim [...]
Annual Conference 2024 – Save the date
If you haven't already done so, make sure you save the date for the VicWater Annual Conference, which will take place from 10 - 12 September 2024 [...]
IWA Plenary Session & SIG Meetings – March 2024
Registrations are now open for the Plenary Session and SIG Meetings this March. Plenary Session - 9:00am - 9:45am SIG Meetings - 10am onwards Plenary Session Emergency [...]
Community grants up for grabs
South East Water’s annual Community Grants program is now open, with grants of up to $10,000 available to help local groups make community projects possible. Now in [...]
A Flowing Future: Water releases back to Wadawurrung Country
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC) has received a temporary transfer of water, enabling WTOAC to trial delivery of water to the Moorabool Yaluk (river) and the [...]
Smart budgeting tips: Building a strong financial foundation for your superannuation
Cultivating sound financial habits early on is crucial for building a great foundation of savings, particularly with the cost of living increasing. Laying the groundwork now can [...]
New water conservation campaign launched
Gippsland Water is encouraging customers to take a responsible approach to water use through its new ‘Reduce your use’ campaign. Managing director Sarah Cumming said although local [...]
2024 WIOA Victorian Conference and Exhibition
The 2024 WIOA Victorian Conference and Exhibition will assist in the exchange of quality information between people undertaking operational roles in the water, wastewater, and recycled water [...]


