We attended the Wyndham Children's Week Picnic held at the Werribee Mansion on Sunday 22nd October for the second year running. It was a fantastic event with over 5,000 locals attending the day!

Members from our Communications & Engagement and Western Treatment Plant (WTP) teams spoke to hundreds of community members about recycled water and sewage treatment. Children (and adults) were shown our sewage model, which allowed attendees to 'flush' toilets, sinks and baths and see the journey our sewage takes. Amazingly, sewage is comprised of 99% water, which comes from the wastewater that leaves our kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and toilets.

We talked to the community about the extensive network of underground pipes and sewers that we manage to treat our city’s sewage, ensuring the health of our environment, communities and families.

However, our city is always changing, with more and more people wanting to call Melbourne home. Without innovations and improvements our enormous sewerage network could become overburdened, and our waste may impact the health of our environment.

That’s why we continue to transform our sewerage system and recover Melbourne’s waste, turning it into water, nutrients and energy ready for re-use.

You can help keep our sewerage system safe from Fatbergs and blockages by only flushing the three P's - Poo, Pee & (Toilet) Paper!

We hope to attend this great event again next year, so make sure you keep an eye out for events in Wyndham 2024 and we'd love to see you there.