Our achievements so far

Our current Integrated Water Management Plan 2020-2025 was endorsed by Council is 2020 at the same time as the Integrated Water Management Strategy.

The 5-year plan included 58 actions. Some of the actions have been completed and some are ongoing and will be carried through to our next plan.

Learn more about our achievements.

Our next Integrated Water Management 5 Year Action Plan

We have developed a draft 5-year Action Plan for 2025 -2030 to help Merri-bek become a water sensitive city. The Action Plan identifies ongoing and one-off actions for the next 5 years. These actions will help us achieve the outcomes from our Integrated Water Management Strategy 2040.

On this page you can explore the draft actions and let us know what you think of the draft plan.

Join the conversation by completing our three-part survey!

Explore the draft 5-year Integrated Water Management Action Plan for 2025–2030 by visiting the pages below.

We’ve divided the action plan into three key themes, each with a summary of proposed actions. Each page includes an activity where you can share your feedback on that theme.

You’re welcome to complete any or all of the activities.

Current and future projects

The blue markers on the map below show some of our achievements across Merri-bek over the last 5 years, including:

• Gavin Park and Moomba Park wetlands
• Dunstan Reserve Stormwater Harvesting system
• Passive irrigation trial at CB Smith Reserve carpark
• Chain of Ponds Collaboration - Reimagining Moonee Ponds Creek Stage 1 - Oak Park

The yellow markers show where we are investigating key opportunities to deliver more water sensitive projects in 2025-2030, outlined in the draft action plan.

You can toggle between current and future actions by using the layer tool at the top left of the map.