Following heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Melbourne, rural and regional Victoria, Melbourne Water continues to prioritise its focus on:

• Continuing to work closely with the State Emergency Service (SES), Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), local communities and other relevant agencies to assess impacts to our waterways and provide timely information for upcoming weather warnings;
• Deploying crews in affected areas to assist flood recovery, remove debris and litter, assess erosion and inspect and urgently fix damaged drains;
• Managing our water supply catchments;
• Safely managing and treating sewage;
• Monitoring Melbourne’s overall waterway health; and
• Undertaking a review of the Maribyrnong River flooding event

Maribyrnong River flood review - update

Melbourne Water has commenced work on establishing a review of the Maribyrnong River flooding event that occurred between 14-16 October, 2022.

The review will:

• examine the causes of flooding, including any potential impacts of the Flemington Racecourse flood wall;
• understand the impact of works or activities in the catchment on flood levels,
• explore whether any other matters may have contributed; and
• provide a report to government on the review’s findings and any recommended actions.

Melbourne Water is committed to establishing an independent and transparent review process. To this end, Melbourne Water will appoint a qualified and experienced independent person to lead the review.

Once an independent person is appointed, Melbourne Water plans to release the full details of how the review will be conducted including the terms of reference, key dates and public submission opportunities.

Importantly, the review will invite submissions from stakeholders and the community, in particular, any impacted local residents.

Findings and recommendations of the review will be submitted to Government. Melbourne Water is committed to an open and transparent approach with all stakeholders and the community.

Melbourne Water will keep you updated as progress continues.

Click here to read Melbourne Water's full flooding update from 28 October 2022 (via melbournewater.com.au)