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Blue Green algae alert for Lake Carramar, Patterson Lakes.
Melbourne Water is advising people to avoid contact with Lake Carramar, following the detection of blue-green algae.
Successful Innovation Competition applicants will go on to develop solutions with Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water would like to congratulate the four successful shortlisted applicants to the Scope 1 Emissions Innovation Competition who will go onto the next stage, scoping out the solutions in more detail.

River health grants celebrate community contributions to healthy waterways
Environmental community groups across Melbourne will share in more than $980,000 to support their work improving Melbourne’s waterways as part of Melbourne Water’s
Environmental River flow underway for Yarra
Melbourne Water is undertaking a summer release of 4GL of environmental water for the Yarra River from now until March 1st 2019.
Blue Green algae alert for Werribee River at Maltby Bypass
Melbourne Water is advising people to avoid contact with the Werribee River at the Maltby Bypass, following the detection of blue-green algae.
Have your say on the rehabilitation of Stony Creek
Local community members are encouraged to share their ideas and aspirations for Stony Creek’s rehabilitation with the launch of a ‘Your Say’ online portal.
Fires in Thomson Reservoir catchment area
A fire near the Thomson Reservoir continues with no current threat to water quality or supply. Plans are in place to protect water quality and ensure there are no interruptions to Melbourne's water supply.

The future is now: Virtual Reality becomes actual reality at Melbourne Water
In this podcast, our safety manager Scott McMillan chats with Ben Horan from Deakin University about Virtual Reality (VR) - from virtual snake bite first aid training to developing bespoke infrastructure training tools.

Blue Green algae alert for Lake Carramar, Patterson Lakes
Melbourne Water is advising people to avoid contact with Lake Carramar, following the detection of blue-green algae.