Latest watering releases
Based on best available operational data, the following environmental water deliveries were made in the month of January 2019.
Broken
- Delivering to lower Broken Creek
Glenelg
- Delivering to Glenelg River
Loddon
- Delivering to Loddon River
Moorabool
- Delivering to Moorabool River
Murray
- Delivering to Gunbower Creek
- Delivering flows through Mullaroo Creek at Lindsay Island
Werribee
- Delivering to Werribee River
Wimmera
- Delivering to Wimmera River, lower Mt William Creek, MacKenzie River and Burnt Creek
Releases can include water delivered in Victoria by the Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (The Living Murray program).
Environmental watering objectives may also be met by other water in the system (such as water for households, industry and farming).
How do we know it works?
To measure the success of environmental watering, it is important to draw on the large body of scientific and community knowledge that exists about Victoria’s rivers and wetlands.
Learn MoreSeasonal watering plan
A statewide plan that scopes potential environmental watering in rivers and wetlands.
Learn MoreRivers and wetlands
- • Barmah Forest
- • Gunbower Creek and Forest
- • Central Murray wetlands
- • Hattah Lakes
- • Lower Murray wetlands
- • Lindsay, Wallpolla and Mulcra
- • Ovens system
- • Goulburn River
- • Goulburn wetlands
- • Broken River and Upper Broken Creek
- • Lower Broken Creek
- • Broken wetlands
- • Campaspe River
- • Coliban River
- • Loddon River system (including Tullaroop, Serpentine and Pyramid creeks)
- • Boort wetlands
- • Birchs Creek
Environmental water stories
Watering of Ranch Billabong, a first for culture and environment
Culture, environment and community came together to mark a significant occasion for the Barengi Gadjin Land Council (BGLC) and Wotjobaluk Traditional Owners, as a program of environmental watering at The Ranch Billabong in Dimboola began on 14 December 2018.
Creature Feature: Introducing Gile’s Planigale
Move over Skippy, we have a contender for the cutest little marsupial around. The Gile's Planigale (also known as 'Paucident Planigale') has brindled, cinnamon-grey fur, a triangular face and is similar in size to a match box.
News and media releases
Water trading strategy 2018-19
The Victorian Environmental Water Holder has released a new trade strategy to transparently outline where we plan to buy or sell water for the environment across Victoria in 2018-19.
Victoria's rivers and wetlands get a helping hand from watering plan
Rivers and wetlands across Victoria will benefit from the Victorian Environmental Water Holder's statewide plan for environmental watering over 2018-19.
New Upper Barwon Environmental Entitlement application in progress
The Minister for Water is currently considering the VEWH's application to establish a new Upper Barwon River Environmental Entitlement.