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Melbourne's water storages are currently 32.7% full.
Waterways - Working together in new areas
If you could put your finger on one of the biggest changes we’ve experienced as a community in our understanding of the environment, perhaps it would be the realisation that we live in an interconnected world.
In 2005, in a practical indication of this change, Melbourne Water was asked to take up responsibility for waterways management across the majority of the Port Phillip and Westernport region (the organisation has already been serving in this role in Greater Melbourne for over 80 years).
The change means that Melbourne Water has now become the responsible authority for major drainage systems, waterways and floodplain management over an additional 5000 square kilometres. In this role, Melbourne Water will be undertaking over 3000 kilometres of weed control and revegetation around waterways over the next five years.
While there has not been a region-wide waterway manager until more recent times, many councils and community organisations have been caring for rivers and creeks on a local scale — Melbourne Water is acknowledging and linking into this committed network. Read more...
