Latest watering releases
Based on best available operational data, the following environmental water deliveries were made in the month of January 2021.
Central region
Barwon system
- Upper Barwon River
Moorabool system
- Moorabool River
Tarago system
- Tarago River
Gippsland region
Snowy system
- Snowy River
Western region
Glenelg system
- Glenelg River
Wimmera system
- Wimmera River
- MacKenzie River
- Upper Burnt Creek
Northern region
Victorian Murray system
- Barmah Forest and Murray River
- Central Murray wetlands:Third Reedy Lake and Hird Swamp
- Lower Murray Wetlands: Brickworks Billabong, Koorlong Lake, Lake Hawthorn
- Gunbower Creek
- Lindsay Mulcra and Wallpolla islands: Mullaroo Creek, Lindsay River
Broken system
- Lower Broken Creek
Loddon system
- Loddon River
- Serpentine Creek
- Lake Meran
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
- • Birch Creek
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News and media releases
Reflections 2019-2020: the stories behind the statistics
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“Top-sharing”: a solution to work-life balance for Executives
By Sarina Loo, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Victorian Environmental Water Holder.
Click here for WorkSafe Victoria's WorkWell VEWH case study video on job-sharing.
Spring has sprung at Annulus Billabong
Ducks by the dozen are swimming, feeding and breeding at Annulus Billabong following a delivery of water for the environment in October 2020.