We plan to complete our annual submerged weed control treatment in irrigation channels across the Macalister Irrigation District in November.

Southern Rural Water declared a spill in the Macalister Irrigation District (MID) on Tuesday 2 September that will be reviewed until Tuesday, 16 September.

The season in the Macalister Irrigation District starts on Friday, 15 August and we’re looking forward to another productive one here and in our irrigation districts in Werribee and Bacchus Marsh.

Southern Rural Water has kicked off works to replace a key tunnel that will improve water reliability for the Macalister Irrigation District.

Southern Rural Water will sell 1,000 ML of high reliability and 441 ML low reliability permanent water shares within the Macalister Irrigation District system on Wednesday, 2 April 2025.

Southern Rural Water will sell 2,897 megalitres of seasonal allocation in the Macalister Irrigation District system via a series of online auctions starting in November and ending in March 2025.

Thorpdale in west Gippsland is renowned for producing top-class potatoes. However, engineer turned plant breeder Stephen Reynolds reckons its brown boronia that will really put the region on the map.

Winter was a productive time in the Macalister Irrigation District, and we delivered several important maintenance projects.

Work is underway to replace several regulator gates in the Macalister Irrigation District.

Dairy farmer James Clyne cuts a different figure now to when we spoke to him last winter when the Newry pipeline was being installed. He’s got a spring in his step because modernisation is making a big difference to his quality of life.