Did you know the famous viewing platform in St Kilda is more than just a great spot to relax? In March 2022, Melbourne Water replaced the old Shakespeare Grove Main Drain Outlet at the southern end of St Kilda Beach. This drain was over 110 years old and needed to be updated. At Melbourne Water, we manage a complex drainage system to handle stormwater and protect our rivers, creeks, and bays. By upgrading the Shakespeare Grove outlet, we have ensured that it will continue to divert stormwater away from homes, and reduce flooding in nearby areas, now and in the future. Plus, the circular viewing platform offers amazing views of Port Phillip Bay! Find out more about Melbourne Water drainage projects at our website: https://lnkd.in/d3pgdypY #MelbourneWater #MelbourneDrainage #MelbourneWaterways #PortPhillipBay
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At Melbourne Water, our commitment to planning and innovating for Melbourne's future has been unwavering for over 130 years. Owned by the Victorian Government, we manage and protect the city’s water supply ensuring reliable, high-quality drinking water is available now and into the future. Melbourne Water touches all parts of the water cycle that are essential to our way of life: from providing clean drinking water, treating sewage, planning to manage flooding, and keeping Melbourne's rivers, creeks, and catchments healthy. Our mission is not just about delivering essential services today but also about securing a sustainable and healthy community for future generations. To further reinforce this commitment, we've embraced a set of core principles that drive everything we do: • We set clear expectations, prioritizing our efforts and taking calculated risks to ensure our resources are dedicated to what truly matters. • We foster curiosity over comfort, engage in tough conversations, and celebrate diverse perspectives, fuelling performance and encouraging learning. • We deeply care about Melbourne, our customers, and each other. We take personal responsibility for our performance and the future of our business, owning our actions and decisions and always following through on our commitments. This is the decade that matters, where the actions we take today will define our future. That's why, at Melbourne Water, we are taking proactive steps to manage and safeguard the resources that are essential to our way of life. Join us on this journey as we continue to innovate, evolve and ensure Melbourne thrives for generations to come.
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Melbourne, Victoria
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990 La Trobe Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3008, AU
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On Sunday, we hosted over 350 community members at the Western Treatment Plant for a unique National Science Week event. Our STEMtastic Community Day offered a deep dive into the science that takes place at our Western Treatment Plant, to ensure wildlife; including some of the world’s rarest bird and frog species, will thrive for generations to come. From bus tours of our treatment lagoons to discussions on biodiversity and methane energy capture, attendees gained valuable insights into the future of water management. A big thank you to all who participated in making this event a success! #NationalScienceWeek #WaterManagement #Sustainability #MelbourneWater BirdLife Australia Werribee River Association BMD Group Safety Focused Performance Joint Venture (SFPJV)
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We're helping shape water literacy for tomorrow's generation 💧🎓🌎 As the water sector faces the dual impacts of population growth and a changing climate, the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 (VC 2.0) provides a timely opportunity to update educational materials and resources to ensure water literacy education in the secondary school years address these pressing issues. In the Year 7/8 Geography unit ‘Water in the World,’ students explore the distribution and variability of Australia’s water resources and how climate change will affect them. They also evaluate strategies to overcome water scarcity, including reducing water consumption and exploring alternative water sources like recycled water, stormwater harvesting, re-use and desalination. To enhance this learning, we’ve developed the Future Water Story at the Western Treatment Plant. This new experience challenges students to build a water-resilient city, applying their knowledge and problem-solving skills in a hands-on, collaborative team environment. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/grUZg9RY [Image description: Groups of students from Werribee Secondary College use touch-tables to create a sustainable city.]
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During National Science Week, we’re proud to highlight Kinjia Munkara-Murray, a Tiwi and Rambarrnga woman and Melbourne Water’s Traditional Owner Partnerships Officer. Kinjia’s journey from her childhood in Garramilla (Darwin) to becoming an aquatic ecologist is a testament to her passion for both science and her cultural heritage. Her work combines Western and Indigenous knowledge to monitor and protect our waterways. Explore Kinjia’s unique journey in STEM and the impact she’s making at Melbourne Water: https://lnkd.in/giS2jyRc #NationalScienceWeek #MelbourneWater #STEM #CareersInSTEM
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🌊 Shaping water literacy through the new Victorian Curriculum 2.0📚 As the water sector faces the dual impacts of population growth and a changing climate, the release of the new Victorian Curriculum 2.0 (VC 2.0) provides a timely opportunity to update educational materials and resources to ensure water literacy education in our schools address these pressing issues. Delivering on cross-curriculum learning outcomes, it sets up a foundational learning journey to educate and empower our next generation about what we can all do to protect our natural resources. From primary school through to VCE, students will learn about the water cycle, human impacts on climate, and the importance of sustainable water use. They also learn about the importance of environments and water sources to people and animals, and the sustainability of our natural resources. At Melbourne Water, we’ve developed a Water Literacy Lifelong Learning Journey, with resources and programs that align with the new curriculum. Learning about water starts with understanding the water cycle and in collaboration with ABC Education, we have developed a four-part video series The Story of Water that introduces students to the water cycle and its key processes. 📚 Learn more and watch the series: https://lnkd.in/gybMjd_T
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In celebration of Landcare Week, Melbourne Water is excited to announce $500k in Landcare Grants to support environmental volunteer groups across the Port Phillip and Westernport catchments. With funding of up to $20,000 each, 30 organisations will be able to deliver impactful on-ground works, while 78 more groups receive $500 grants to cover essential administration costs. Notable projects include Cardinia and West Gippsland Equine Landcare’s $10,800 initiative to help rural equine property owners with land management, and the South Gippsland Landcare Network’s $20,000 planting scheme to enhance biodiversity in the Strzelecki Ranges. "Our volunteers work on the ground to care for our catchments, and that's why we continue to support these remarkable Victorians,” said Barry Kennedy, Regional Landcare Coordinator, Aboriginal Engagement & Community Connections at Melbourne Water. Discover the full list of this year’s grant recipients and learn more about the positive changes these projects will bring: https://lnkd.in/gC3T6gch #LandcareWeek #MelbourneWater #CommunitySupport #EnvironmentalVolunteers #Sustainability #CommunityEngagement #EnvironmentalGrants #Volunteer
Melbourne Water funds $500k in Landcare Grants to support volunteer groups | Melbourne Water
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We’re proud to work with Landcare groups and networks to restore, enhance, and protect our water, land, and biodiversity. From partnering on projects to providing support through grants and training, together we’re ensuring the health of our natural environment for generations to come. Friends of Iramoo Grasslands is part of the Cairnlea Conservation Committee of Management, which manages three public grassland reserves in Melbourne’s west. These volunteers go the extra mile, knocking down the weeds and championing the delicate niche plants and animals that prove just how dynamic these endangered grasslands are. Congratulations to Cairnlea Conservation Committee of Management, recipients of a 2024 Victorian Landcare Grant to continue important conservation work on these reserves! #LandcareWeek #Landcare #BeInspired #BeEmpowered #BeALandcarer #LandcareAustralia #MelbourneWater #LandcareWeek2024 #FriendsofImaroo Landcare Australia
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Ever wondered what science, technology, engineering and maths have to do with managing and protecting our waterways, treating our wastewater or even predicting the future? This National Science Week we’re shining a light on some of the amazing careers in science and innovation at Melbourne Water, and exploring the different pathways that you can take to get there. Join us next Monday 12 August at 5:30pm for our 'Careers in STEM' Webinar for a topical deep dive into the wonderful world of STEM careers with our Melbourne Water panellists; Dr Melita Stevens, James Allen, Kinjia Munkara-Murray and James Frazer. You'll be able to chat directly with our panellists about their career journey and explore the subjects that have opened up these amazing pathways. Learn more and register your spot: https://lnkd.in/gpWQEkmb #MelbourneWater #NationalScienceWeek #ScienceWeek #Webinar #STEMCareers #CareerPathways
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Re-establishing a relationship with Country is what the Nugal Biik Junior Rangers Program is putting in place. Thanks to the efforts of Sharna Brown, Aboriginal children from Melbourne’s north are experiencing a classroom on Country. "Out here, they're learning, they're seeing, they're paying attention to all the different things in nature. This is the real classroom," explains Sharna. The Nugal Biik Junior Ranger Program is a recipient of a 2024 Victorian Landcare Grant to support the rollout of the second year of the program. 👏 Landcare brings everyone together to actively engage in sustainable land management and conservation activities, and there are opportunities for everyone to take action! Learn more this #LandcareWeek and get involved: https://bit.ly/45hEQm0 #LandcareWeek #Landcare #BeInspired #BeEmpowered #BeALandcarer #LandcareAustralia #MelbourneWater #LandcareWeek2024 Landcare Australia Whittlesea Community Connections
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🌱 Happy #LandcareWeek! Landcare volunteers and groups work all year to care for the environment in their community. Throughout the week, we'll be showcasing some of these passionate and industrious environmental volunteers making an impact across the Melbourne Water catchments, protecting the resources essential to our way of life. Repairing the environment starts with a caring eye for nature and an awareness of its cycles. South of Yellingbo, a group of women converge weekly in all forms of weather to find, gather, clean, and transport seed from the source. Julie Thompson of the Nangana Seedies explains the intrinsic knowledge this group gathers and shares, particularly when collecting seed next to Noel Gross, who has been combing the bush for decades. Collectively, the group is returning habitat to the Helmeted Honeyeater and Lowlands Leadbeater Possum. #LandcareWeek #Landcare #BeInspired #BeEmpowered #BeALandcarer #LandcareAustralia #MelbourneWater #LandcareWeek2024 Landcare Australia