Latest watering releases
Based on best available operational data, the following environmental water deliveries were made in the month of December 2020.
Central region
Barwon system
- Upper Barwon River
- Hospital Swamp and Reedy Swamp
Moorabool system
- Moorabool River
Werribee system
- Pyrites Creek
- Werribee River
Gippsland region
Snowy system
- Snowy River
Western region
Glenelg system
- Glenelg River
Wimmera system
- MacKenzie River
- Upper Burnt Creek
Wimmera Mallee Wetlands
- Carapugna, Falla Dam, Uttiwillock Wetland, Considines and Poyner
Northern region
Victorian Murray system
- Barmah Forest and Murray River
- Central Murray wetlands:Third Reedy Lake
- Lower Murray Wetlands: Bidgee Lagoons, Brickworks Billabong, Koorlong Lake, Lake Hawthorn, Robertson’s Creek
- Gunbower Creek
- Lindsay Mulcra and Wallpolla islands: Mullaroo Creek, Lindsay River, Sandy Creek, Finnigans Creek, Wallpolla Creek East
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
“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.
Twinning is winning!
In late February, Caitlin Davis (Executive Manager Strategy and Engagement) and Rennae Christensen (Team Leader Communications and Engagement) from the VEWH embarked on an early morning drive to Warrnambool to meet their mentees in the Waterway Twinning Program.