EnergyAustralia is attempting to present its proposed new water entitlement for Yallourn mine rehabilitation as a reduction in demand on the stressed Latrobe River and Gippsland Lakes system.... The Concerned Waterways Alliance has made a submission to the proposed National Environmental Standard for Community Engagement from Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water calling for it to better recognise that rivers, wetlands, aquifers,... The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) has lodged its submission on the Draft Third Victorian Waterway Management Strategy, welcoming several important advances while arguing that the final strategy must do more to guide CMAs in halt the continuing decline of... 
The Victorian Government has now released the draft Victorian Waterway Management Strategy (VWMS) for public consultation, providing an important opportunity for catchment communities, environmental groups, and the broader public to help shape the future management of... 
On 4 June 2026, members and supporters of the Concerned Waterways Alliance gathered at Melbourne City Marina in Docklands to celebrate a significant milestone: five years since the Alliance first came together to advocate for healthier waterways across Victoria.... May 2026 The Concerned Waterways Alliance has provided a submission to the Essential Services Commission in response to its Draft Decision on Melbourne Water’s 2026 Price Review. The submission focuses on whether the Draft Decision adequately reflects Melbourne... The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) has lodged a detailed submission to the Productivity Commission’s National Water Reform 2026 Inquiry. This process will help shape the next phase of Australia’s water governance framework, and it comes at a time when the... The Victorian Government has recently released the Groundwater Management 2030 (GM2030) Sustainable Yield Assessment. It is a strong piece of work and a credit to the team within DEECA who put it together. We also acknowledge their preparedness to engage with the CWA... The Australian Government has this week released its Expectations of Data Centres and AI Infrastructure Developers, alongside the earlier National AI Plan. At first glance, this is a welcome development. It signals that government is beginning to recognise that... The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) has released its February 2026 position paper, Hyperscale Data Centres and Victoria’s Water: Protecting a Public Resource for Communities and Rivers The paper examines a rapidly emerging issue: the scale of water being sought by... December 2025 Today marks a notable victory for Victoria’s waterways and those who have fought to protect them. The Victorian Government has officially gazetted Amendment VC278 on the 23rd December 2025, establishing permanent planning controls to safeguard 17 urban... The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) is releasing this discussion paper to draw attention to an emerging but often overlooked challenge: the growing gap between Victoria’s available water resources and the accelerating demand placed upon them. This paper focuses... The long-awaited Water Security Plan outlines the Victorian Government’s strategy to address water scarcity in Greater Melbourne, Geelong and connected towns, driven by rapid population growth and climate change. It acknowledges declining rainfall and increasing... On the forested slopes of the Otway Ranges lies the West Barwon Reservoir, a source of high-quality drinking water for Geelong and surrounding communities. But the volume of this vital resource is now symbolic of a wider issue: the quiet but massive diversion of... 
The Concerned Waterways Alliance is pleased to announce the release of our latest report, ‘What is a waterway?’, authored by Dr. Bruce Lindsay. This report examines the critical question of how waterways are defined in legislation and policy—and why this matters for... 