Celebrating World Wetlands Day
Today marks World Wetlands Day, a day to remember the importance of wetlands to our environment.
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Melbourne Water supports liveable communities and waterways
Melbourne Water proudly supports the Liveable Communities Liveable Waterways incentives program. It aims to improve our waterways’ health and enhance life and liveability across Melbourne. This program provides funding to eligible landowners who own or manage waterways on their property within the Port Phillip and Western Port Catchment areas.
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Map it out for biodiversity
Biodiversity and software do not seem like obvious bedfellows. At South East Water, creating the Environmental Sensitivity Map provides the water authority with high-level information for risk management and incident response.
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Melbourne Water protecting declining platypus populations
To protect and conserve threatened platypus populations this spring, Melbourne Water is continuing to take proactive measures. Environmental DNA (e-DNA) technology is used alongside routine trapping methods to initiate a comprehensive surveillance program. Using this ground-breaking approach, Melbourne Water and our research partners will significantly enhance historical trapping data collected since 1995. They will monitor long-term changes in platypus distribution across Greater Melbourne.
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Melbourne Water supports Birrarung Riverfest
In celebration of World Rivers Day on 24 September 2024, Melbourne Water is pleased to announce its partnership with the Yarra Riverkeeper Association and the upcoming Birrarung Riverfest 2023, a celebration of the Birrarung.
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Pumping up savings and efficiency for big water users
The Victorian State Government is supporting local businesses and community organisations to improve their water efficiency and savings. It will help them conserve our precious drinking water and save money on their water bills.
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Sydney Water and First Nations locals saving Malabar plants
Sydney Water, in conjunction with IndigiGrow and the Gamay Rangers, are proud to announce a collaboration. Together, they will help save the Five and Ten Corners plant or “bush lollies”. This range of flora is on the verge of extinction between La Perouse and North Head. It’s due to land clearing and a lack of traditional land management practices.
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Modern tech protects local Karaaf Wetlands
EPA Victoria is sending robot cameras into drains and drones into the sky to protect the Karaaf Wetlands at North Torquay.
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Forever chemicals impacting tiger snakes across Perth, says study
New research has found tiger snakes in Perth’s urban wetlands are accumulating high levels of chemical substances from ingesting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), impacting the venomous reptiles’ overall health.
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