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Rain brings welcome boost
Southern Rural Water has welcomed the recent rainfall which has flowed through the catchments into local reservoirs in the state's south west, following two years of below average rainfall and diminishing storage levels. This boost to the storages has enabled SRW to...
Increase for MID farmers
After recent rain, Macalister Irrigation District irrigators have been allocated 70% against high reliability water shares, giving them confidence to plan for the coming season. Inflows to Lake Glenmaggie and Thomson dam from recent rainfall in the upper catchments...
Werribee Sth temp road closure
Southern Rural Water advises that Diggers Road will be closed between Whites Road and Farrants Road, Werribee South for pipeline construction works as part of the Werribee irrigation modernisation project. Friday 28 June - Tuesday 2 July 2019 from 7am - 6pm SRW’s...
Bacchus Marsh and Werribee water shares auction
Growers and farmers in the Bacchus Marsh and Werribee Irrigation Districts have a chance to secure some permanent water shares, which also comes with allocation for this season. Southern Rural Water is holding an online auction of 230 ML high and 115ML low-reliability...
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