The following projects were delivered by the Melbourne Waterways Research Practice Partnership (MWRPP) with The University of Melbourne.

Melbourne Waterways Research Practice Partnership

Traditional Owner-led restoration of urban billabongs (2023-2028)

This project aims to investigate the part and present fire, flooding and vegetation dynamics of urban billabongs through paleoenvironmental assays (sediment cores) and field surveys of vegetation, faunal and water quality responses to cultural burns and floods.

Protecting Sunbury streams and headwaters from urbanisation (2018-2028)

This project evaluates the waterway health benefits of the planned Sunbury Integrated Water Management (IWM) project. It will help us better understand how regional schemes that capture, treat, harvest and use stormwater can protect the health of streams in urbanising areas. This has the potential to inform future policies and practices for new urban developments, including the protection of small headwater streams.

Understanding the drivers of instream vegetation distribution and management opportunities (2024-28)

This project builds on limited knowledge about instream vegetation across the region, developing tools that enable Melbourne Water to incorporate instream vegetation as a key value in the next Healthy Waterway Strategy. It will improve understanding of the relationships between the presence of instream vegetation and associated instream habitat and catchment characteristics. This will inform Performance Objectives and management targets for instream vegetation as a value in the next Healthy Waterways Strategy.

Yellingbo hydrology works monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement (MERI) (2013-2018)

This project aims to determine the effectiveness of hydrology works at Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve in improving vegetation quality. This will inform the approach to managing critical bird and faunal values, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental watering regimes for Cockatoo Swamp.

ARC IoT Water Hub (2025-2030)

This Hub was formed with a mission to transform water sector capabilities through cutting-edge IoT sensors, real-time monitoring and advanced data analytics for water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems.