Media Releases
Our latest media releases
Tarwin winterfill allocation
As outlined in the Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy (SWS), a volume of 2,500 megalitres of water has been put aside for allocation on the Tarwin River and tributaries. This water is now to be allocated, but only on a winterfill basis, i.e. water can only be...
MD to leave Southern Rural Water
Southern Rural Water Managing Director, Clinton Rodda, today announced his resignation after nine years leading the water corporation. He advised the SRW board he was not seeking renewal of his contract in 2019 and plans to leave by the end of 2018.
Barwon Water to prepare remediation plan
Southern Rural Water has today issued a notice for Barwon Water to develop and implement a remediation plan for the Big Swamp and the Boundary Creek area, which has been impacted by groundwater pumping in previous years from the Barwon Downs borefield. The notice was...
MID farmers get full allocation
Macalister Irrigation District irrigators received a boost this week with the announcement of 100% high reliability allocation, giving district farmers confidence despite the continuing dry season. Southern Rural Water reported continuing good inflows to Lake...
SRW Chairman adds GMW role
Southern Rural Water Chairman Diane James AM has been appointed the new Chairman for Goulburn-Murray Water. Ms James has been a director on Southern Rural Water’s board since 2015 and was appointed Chairman in October 2017. Clinton Rodda, SRW Managing Director, said...
Contractors invited to pipeline project briefing
Potential contractors are invited to attend an industry briefing session for the next stage of Southern Rural Water’s $60m MID2030 modernisation project in the Macalister Irrigation District, near Maffra. The stage 4 works in 2019 will install 17km of...
Werribee South 4/1 pipeline disruption
UPDATE: 17:00 24 August 2018
The 4/1 pipeline has been repaired and will be ready to supply customers in the next supply period.
New irrigation season opens strongly
The Macalister Irrigation District irrigation season has opened this week with 85% high reliability allocation, giving district farmers confidence despite the continuing dry season. Southern Rural Water reported some good inflows to Lake Glenmaggie from snow melt and...
Rusty Shovel golf day digs in for Stretton Park fund
Maffra’s Stretton Park has received $5,865 towards its $6.5 million redevelopment project as the beneficiary of Southern Rural Water’s 29th Rusty Shovel Community Golf Day. The annual tournament, which involves teeing off with a rusty shovel on the first tee and...
SRW to issue Barwon Water with remediation plan notice
Southern Rural Water welcomes the Minister for Water’s focus on the health of the waterways in the Boundary Creek and Big Swamp area, which will see SRW request Barwon Water for a remediation plan, under Section 78 of the Water Act 1989. The Minister has today issued...