Melbourne Water
Key achievements 2014 – 2015
A short video with images and photos to present Melbourne Water’s key achievements
for the financial year 2014 to 2015.
Speakers
Narrator – N1 (Wes Turnbull)
Speaker 2 – S2 (Scott Browning)
Speaker 3 – S3 (Adrian Cullen)
Speaker 4 – S4 (Robyn Brown)
Speaker 5 – S5 (Anthony O’Shannessy)
Speaker 6 – S6 (Maree Lang)
Speaker 7 – S7 (Tim Wood)
[music][on-screen text: Melbourne Water Key Achievements for 2014/15]
N1:
Melbourne is a vibrant, international destination known for its liveability.
Melbourne Water collaborates with customers and the community to provide
wholesale water and sewerage services and enhance our waterways and land for
greater public use and enjoyment.
Providing excellent service to a growing city, in a changing climate is at the fore
of everything we do. Here are some of our key achievements over the 2014/15
financial year…
[music][on-screen text: Environment and the Community]
Melbourne Water has provided over $7 million to local councils, community
groups and land holders for works to improve waterways and bays.
Released 30,000 million litres of water for the environment to help fish
populations, and support native plants and animals. This is the highest amount of
water released to date in our area for enviro-flows across one year.
In an Australian first study, we used an innovative tracking system to monitor
the benefits of these releases to the Tarago platypus population.
S2: We’ve planted 146km of new vegetation and removed over 11,400 cubic
meters of litter and debris and over 1900 kilometres of weeds from Melbourne’s
waterways to improve environment and amenity.
N1: One of our rehabilitation projects, Melba Creek in Sunbury, involved
working with the local community to combat erosion and safety issues, while
preserving the natural look and feel of the area.
[music][on-screen text: Servicing Melbourne’s growth]
Melbourne Water regularly reviews its practices to find efficient sustainable ways
of catering for an expanding population.
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We supplied over 400 billion litres of drinking water. Treated over 300 billion
litres of sewage and continue to supply recycled water for environmental,
agricultural and household use.
Captured biogas from sewage treatment. An example of this is at Western
Treatment Plant, where 70% of the plant’s electricity needs were generated onsite.
Beneficially used 230,000 tonnes of bio solids from Eastern Treatment Plant.
Commenced work on our future-focused flood management strategy, while
continuing to provide flood protection services to the greater region.
And supported record urban growth by ensuring new land releases are
development ready and sustainable.
S3: We’ve established ‘Water for a Growing West’, a new water main that will
supply clean drinking water to 40,000 homes in Melbourne’s outer-west.
S4: To secure existing water supply to Melbourne’s west and maintain public
safety, we successfully upgraded Greenvale Reservoir’s embankment including
stabilisation works to the adjacent right abutment of the dam.
[music][on-screen text: Affordability and Efficiency]
N1: Affordability is important; Melbourne Water is working closely with the
government and stakeholders, to reduce wholesale prices for the first time in a
decade.
We also reduced our costs by $72.5 Million across 2014/15, which contributed to
customers receiving the Government Water rebate.
S5:
There is a real sense of pride at Melbourne Water when we can pass on
tangible savings to you, our customer. In a first for the industry, we collaborated
with all 19 water corporations across Victoria to halve the costs of insurance
services. This initiative is a fantastic example of how working together can
deliver substantial savings across the entire industry.
[music][on-screen text: Customers]
N1: Melbourne Water works closely with water retailers, councils, community,
developers, consumers, contractors and government agencies to help them
achieve their outcomes.
S6: With the population of the region set to grow by more than 3 million
people by 2050, it’s important that Melbourne remains vibrant and liveable. The
Development Services Team has been created so that Melbourne Water can
continue to work effectively with developers, councils, government and the
community to plan the right services and quality infrastructure for sustainable
urban growth.
[music][on-screen text: Investing in our people]
N1: To generate better service outcomes for our customers, Melbourne Water
provides a safe working environment and development and training opportunities
for its employees.
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S7: Over the last financial year, Melbourne Water has decided to employ an
additional 158 people. This is to provide maintenance services on our waterways
and land assets. This work was previously contracted out and we believe this
new delivery mechanism will actually deliver greater value and efficiencies for
our customers.
N1: Melbourne Water is focused on regularly reviewing its practices to ensure
best service delivery for our customers.
[music]
[On-screen text
Continuous Review and Improvement
- Hobsons Bay Main Sewer Project: expected savings of $250 million for up
to 25 years
- New Digital Transformation Strategy: improved safety and efficiencies
- New Asset Management Information System: $70M Opex efficiencies,
$44M Capex deferrals over 15 years]
N1: Peer and industry recognition highlights that the work we are doing with
others is on the right track.
[music]
[On-screen text
Awards
 Australian Engineering Excellence Award winners: ETP Tertiary Upgrade;
WTP Cover Renewal
 Australian Museum Eureka Prize, joint winner: SEARCH
 Stormwater Excellence Awards, joint winner: multiple awards
 UNAA World Environment Day Awards, finalist: ‘Clearwater’]
N1: Melbourne Water has been part of the city’s foundation for over 120 years
and will continue to play a vital role in building Melbourne’s future. Every
achievement happens with and because of you, our customers, so thank you.
[Melbourne Water logo]
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