The Concerned Waterways Alliance has made a submission to the Australian Senate Environment and Communications References Committee inquiry into Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres. CWA’s submission focuses on an issue that has received far less attention than... The Concerned Waterways Alliance has lodged a detailed submission on the Victorian Government’s scoping paper for the new Western Region Sustainable Water Strategy. The Strategy will guide water management across much of western Victoria for the next 50 years. CWA’s... The Concerned Waterways Alliance has lodged its submission to the Australian Government’s Second Statutory Review of the Water Act 2007. Our submission comes from outside the Murray–Darling Basin, but asks a fundamentally national question: why should the strongest... The Concerned Waterways Alliance has made a submission to Melbourne Water’s review of the environmental flow recommendations for Birrarung (the Yarra River). https://letstalk.melbournewater.com.au/birrarung-flows-study-review The review will update the 2018... The Concerned Waterways Alliance has lodged a submission with the Water Minister opposing EnergyAustralia Yallourn’s proposed bulk entitlement for water to rehabilitate the Yallourn coal mine.... 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... 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 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... 12th December 2025 The Concerned Waterways Alliance has lodged our submission with the Essential Services Commission as part of Melbourne Water’s 2026 Price Review process. Price determinations play a critical role in shaping not only household water bills, but also... November 2025 The Concerned Waterways Alliance has released its first Victorian Budget Submission, marking an important milestone in the Alliance’s growing policy and advocacy work. This inaugural submission represents the collective knowledge of community advocates,... On 31 August 2025, the Concerned Waterways Alliance lodged its submission on ENGIE’s Draft Hazelwood Declared Mine Rehabilitation Plan (DMRP). Our message is pretty straightforward: decisions made at Hazelwood will ripple through the Latrobe River, the Lower Latrobe... About the applications Southern Rural Water (SRW) recently sought community feedback on two groundwater licence renewals linked to the Hazelwood (ENGIE) and Yallourn (EnergyAustralia) mines in the Latrobe Valley. The proposals were framed as short-term safety measures... Why CWA is challenging the “big lake” plan at Yallourn On 18 August 2025, the Concerned Waterways Alliance lodged its submission on EnergyAustralia’s draft Yallourn Declared Mine Rehabilitation Plan. Our primary message is simple: the Latrobe system is already in... In Gippsland, an important decision now sits at the crossroads of river recovery, climate resilience, and how Victoria prices water for big users. The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) has lodged a submission to the Minister for Water on AGL’s proposal to secure a... Strengthening Community Engagement The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) has made a formal submission to the Victorian Legislative Council Inquiry into Community Consultation Practices, which is now available on the Parliament website here (Submission No. 84). Our... The CWA are grateful to the Inquiry for accepting our late submission. It can be found on the Victorian Parliamentary website here:... The Concerned Waterways Alliance has provided a detailed response to Melbourne Water’s Price Submission 2026 Playback process, calling for stronger commitments to waterway health, catchment protection, and climate resilience. While CWA supports Melbourne Water’s five... May 2025 On behalf of the Concerned Waterways Alliance, a coalition of community-based organisations across southern Victoria, a formal letter has been submitted to the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, following his re-election. The letter extends... 