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Melbourne's water
storages are currently at:

64.7%

breakdown by reservoir

(you can click on each reservoir
for more information)

Thomson: 57.0%

Cardinia: 74.2%

Upper Yarra: 62.7%

Sugarloaf: 99.2%

Silvan: 88.1%

Tarago: 54.9%

Yan Yean: 89.7%

Greenvale: 75.7%

Maroondah: 100.0%

O'Shannassy: 99.8%

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Environmental Compliance Reports
Category(s) : Web Page

We produce environmental and public health reports every quarter. Use these reports to find out more about our environmental performance.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Research

Environmental improvements at the Eastern Treatment Plant
Category(s) : Web Page

Read about recently completed and other environmental improvements currently underway at the Eastern Treatment Plant.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sewerage

There are associated costs with this resource  Excursion: Eastern Treatment Plant, Bangholme
Category(s) : Tour

Take your students on a walking tour of the Eastern Treatment Plant.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10
Theme(s) : Sewerage , Sustainability

There are associated costs with this resource  Excursion: Western Treatment Plant, Werribee
Category(s) : Tour

Take your students on excursion to the Western Treatment Plant and the Water Discovery Centre.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sewerage , Sustainability

There are associated costs with this resource  Excursion: Winneke Water Treatment Plant & Sugarloaf Reservoir, Christmas Hills
Category(s) : Tour

Take your students on excursion to Winneke Water Treatment Plant and Sugarloaf Reservoir - Melbourne's only water treatment plant. These tours are conducted by EcoAdventure Tours.

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4 , Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10
Theme(s) : Water supply

Floods Explorer
Category(s) : Learning object , Web Page

This is an interactive tool allowing students to explore how water flows through an urban area when it rains.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10
Theme(s) : Stormwater , Wetlands , Rivers and creeks

There are associated costs with this resource  Forest Gallery Exhibition at Melbourne Museum
Category(s) : Exhibition

The Forest Gallery is a living interpretation of Victoria's tall temperate forests, a world-first for museums. The gallery houses close to 8000 trees and plants, from more than 120 different species. Did you know our drinking water is collected from temperate forests, high up in the Yarra Ranges?

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4 , Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sustainability , Water supply , Cultural heritage , Biodiversity , Rivers and creeks

Glossary
Category(s) : Web Page

This is an index of frequently used terms on this website.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sewerage , Sustainability , Stormwater , Urban water cycle , Water quality , Water supply , Biodiversity , Rivers and creeks

Melbourne Water Annual Sustainability Reports
Category(s) : Web Page

Use Melbourne Water's Annual Sustainability Reports to find out how we met our economic, social and environmental responsibilities.

Learning(s) : VCE
Theme(s) : Planning

Melbourne Water Frog Census Program
Category(s) : Program

Find out how you can participate in the Melbourne Water Frog Census Program, a community-based monitoring program within the Port Phillip and Westernport region.

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4 , Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sustainability , Stormwater , Biodiversity , Rivers and creeks

Melbourne's Rivers and Creeks 2004 (PDF, 1.41mb)
Category(s) : PDF

This report provides information on the health of our rivers and creeks, their water quality, aquatic life and habitat, vegetation and level of flow.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Planning , Rivers and creeks

Port Phillip and Westernport Regional River Health Strategy
Category(s) : Web Page

This is a five year blue print for maintaining and improving the waterways in the Port Phillip and Westernport catchments.

Learning(s) : VCE
Theme(s) : Planning , Rivers and creeks

This is a Teacher Resource  Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study (PDF, 1.96mb)
Category(s) : PDF

Read about the Port Phillip Environmental Study. 29 research organisations were involved in this 1996 landmark study about the bay, and over 47 major research tasks were completed by some of Australia’s leading scientists.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , Teacher resource , VCE
Theme(s) : Health , Recycling , Sewerage , Stormwater , Water quality , Biodiversity , Wetlands , Rivers and creeks

There are associated costs with this resource  Raincheck 3000 at Melbourne Museum
Category(s) : Exhibition

Raincheck 3000, at the Melbourne Museum is a stunning journey that follows the path of a raindrop from a cloud, through our water catchments, to our reservoirs and through the water supply system to Melbourne. This exhibit is located above the Forest Gallery at Melbourne Museum.

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4 , Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10
Theme(s) : Urban water cycle , Water supply

Rainfall Data
Category(s) : Web Page

Current and past rainfall data from around Melbourne

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Water supply

Research and monitoring at the Eastern Treatment Plant
Category(s) : Web Page

Find out how we monitor all aspects of sewage treatment and some of the current research programs in place at the Eastern Treatment Plant.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Water quality

This is a Teacher Resource  The Source magazine
Category(s) : Web Page

This is Melbourne Water's online magazine, containing articles about all aspects of the urban water cycle, conservation and sustainability.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , Teacher resource , VCE
Theme(s) : Water conservation , Health , Planning , Recycling , Research , Sewerage , Sustainability , Stormwater , Urban water cycle , Water quality , Water supply , Cultural heritage , Biodiversity , Wetlands , Rivers and creeks

There are associated costs with this resource  Water Discovery Centre, Western Treatment Plant
Category(s) : Exhibition

The Water Discovery Centre at Western Treatment Plant is perfect for school groups. A visit there can be complemented with a tour of the Plant.

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4 , Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10
Theme(s) : Water conservation , Health , Planning , Recycling , Research , Sewerage , Sustainability , Stormwater , Urban water cycle , Water quality , Water supply , Rivers and creeks

This is a Teacher Resource  Water Plan
Category(s) : Web Page

Find out our plan over the next three to five year period, to ensure a sustainable water future.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , Teacher resource , VCE
Theme(s) : Planning , Water quality , Water supply

Water Sensitive Urban Design
Category(s) : Web Page

Find out more about the key principles of Water Sensitive Urban Design - the integration of water cycle management in urban planning and design.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sustainability , Stormwater , Water quality , Cultural heritage , Wetlands , Rivers and creeks

Waterwatch Melbourne
Category(s) : Program

Waterwatch Melbourne is a free river health education and monitoring program, which aims to increase community understanding, participation and ownership of local river health issues.

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4 , Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Sustainability , Stormwater , Water quality , Biodiversity , Rivers and creeks

WaterWorks Adventure
Category(s) : Learning object , Web Page

Take up the challenge of planning a total water system for a city. This includes designing the water supply, stormwater and sewage treatment systems.

Learning(s) : Years 5 - 8 , Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Planning , Research , Sustainability , Stormwater , Urban water cycle , Water quality , Water supply , Biodiversity , Wetlands , Rivers and creeks

Weekly Water Update
Category(s) : Web Page

Use this to find Melbourne's current water storage levels.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , VCE
Theme(s) : Water supply

There are associated costs with this resource  This is a Teacher Resource  Werribee Farm: A History, 1892 - 2000
Category(s) : Book

A book about the history of Werribee Farm (now Western Treatment Plant) from 1892-2000.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , Teacher resource
Theme(s) : Sewerage , Cultural heritage

There are associated costs with this resource  This is a Teacher Resource  Western Treatment Plant Bird Check List
Category(s) : Book

Birdwatching field book, for use at the Western Treatment Plant.

Learning(s) : Teacher resource , VCE
Theme(s) : Sewerage , Biodiversity

This is a Teacher Resource  Western Treatment Plant Explorer: Recycled water
Category(s) : Web Page

Explore how recycled water is produced at the Western Treatment Plant. Collect pictures and text in your “virtual backpack” for reports and presentations.

Learning(s) : Years 9 - 10 , Teacher resource , VCE
Theme(s) : Health , Recycling , Research , Sewerage , Sustainability , Urban water cycle

There are associated costs with this resource  Who's still hiding?
Category(s) : Book

A picture storybook for beginning readers. This delightful book helps younger students discover the animals that call our rivers and creeks home.

Learning(s) : Prep - Year 4
Theme(s) : Stormwater , Urban water cycle , Biodiversity , Rivers and creeks

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