WaterLinks
Whoever it was that said 'knowledge shared is power' was onto something. And we think that's no truer than when you're working to save Victoria's precious rivers.
That's why we've set up a free knowledge sharing program for community environmental advocates. The program links up people working on the ground with a range of technical experts to share information and expertise.
Our experts bring knowledge and networks from a diverse range of fields, including:
- Engineering
- Law
- Media
- Conservation Biology
- Ecology
- Water Management
And it's not just a one-way street. Our technical experts gain increased access to local knowledge and on-the-ground experience through their interaction with community environmental advocates. This knowledge helps inform their work and provides case studies for their research.
The process leaves us all richer and more empowered to work towards healthy rivers.
The Waterlinks program is chaired by Dr Mike Grace, Director of the Water Studies Centre and Senior Lecturer in Aquatic and Environmental Chemistry at Monash University.
Do you have a question?
Chances are we can find you the answer. Simply email us below. Give us an outline of your issue or query and about the type of advice or help you need.
Your request will then be passed on to our panel of experts. If a panel member can help, they will contact you directly. Our goal is to fulfill requests within two weeks of the initial enquiry. Either way, we'll let you know how we go.
Let us know how you go
As a follow-up, we'll ask you to complete a brief feedback survey. The advice will be added to our database for people searching for help with similar issues in the future.
For more information
Contact Juliet Le Feuvre, Environment Victoria
Ph: +613 9341 8106 or email her.
Get the latest buzz on our WaterLinks program, below.
Funding for this program is generously provided by the Reichstein Foundation.
Scientists reject plan to save Murray-Darling
Thursday, 19 January 2011
Tom Arup, The Age
A group of Australia's leading scientists have rejected the proposed plan to save the Murray-Darling, saying basic information needed to have confidence it will...
moreSandridge beach given thumbs down today
Friday, 30 December 2011
Tom Arup, The Age
Sandridge beach at Port Melbourne will be declared off limits for swimming today after the Environment Protection Authority forecast its water quality to be ''unacceptable...
moreRiver health
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Shepparton News
The Goulburn River provides more water for use in Victoria than any other river except the mighty Murray itself.
Victorian Water Accounts figures from 2009/10 show 974 billion litres...
moreWater restrictions eased to stage one
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Alison Savage, 774 ABC Melbourne
Melbourne's water restrictions will be eased to stage one from today.
It is the first time since 2006 that restrictions have been eased to the lowest...
moreBasin Plan fails rivers and the environment again
Monday, 28 November 2011
Time for Gillard Government to get Plan back on track.
The draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan is a flawed proposal that will fail to deliver on its legislative requirement to provide a...
moreBaillieu Government gets 'fail' on environment
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Alison Savage, ABC News
The Victorian Government's green credentials have been criticised in an a href="http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/content/envirowatch-2011-one-...
morePipeline decision breaks promise to return water to environment
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Today the state’s leading environment group, Environment Victoria, condemned the Baillieu Government for its decision to make water from the north-south pipeline...
moreBackwards March calls on Premier Baillieu to change direction on environment
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Over 1000 Victorians are expected to march backwards from Parliament House today at 1 pm to highlight the direction the Baillieu Government is taking Victoria on...
moreVictoria state agenda to be centred on ETS costs
Saturday, 22 October 2011
John Ferguson, The Australian
The cost impact of the national emissions trading scheme will form the centrepiece of the Baillieu government's review of Victoria's climate change...
moreVictorian Government can't pick and choose on Basin Plan
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Environment Victoria has welcomed the announcement today that the Federal Government is investing $1.2 billion in northern Victorian irrigation districts to return water to the...
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2012 -
make or break for the Murray-Darling!
This year is going to be one of big questions and decisions for our biggest river system. The questions is - will the final version of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)'s Basin Plan do enough to keep our rivers healthy in the...
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2011
a year in the life of the Healthy Rivers campaign
And what a year it’s been! I came back to work in January in the midst of some of the biggest floods Victoria has ever seen. My first appointment was a trip to Bendigo to present to the a target="_blank" href="http...
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Here's to a Christmas
without dead fish
A little over a year ago, the beach town of Anglesea had dead fish floating down its river.
While some people pointed the finger at the Alcoa's coal...
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What will the Basin Plan deliver
for the Goulburn River?
The Goulburn River provides more water for use in Victoria than any other river except the mighty Murray itself. In 2009/10 a whopping 974 billion litres was...
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It's passed!
We officially have a price on pollution!
Today I went to Parliament House in Canberra to witness the carbon price legislation being passed into law. It was a humbling and exciting occasion.
The day began with the final speeches in the Senate. The public gallery...
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- Victoria: green and growing |
- Water Security, Healthy Rivers: Our Vision for Melbourne |
- An Audit of Seven Environmental Bulk Entitlements – Recommended, Planned, and Actual Release of Environmental Water to Victoria’s Stressed Rivers |
- Submission to 2009 Biennial Assessment of progress in Implementation of the National Water Initiative |
- Environment Victoria’s submission to the draft Northern Region Sustainable Water Strategy |
- Inquiry into Melbourne's Future Water Supply |
- Environment Victoria submission to Environment Effects Statement for the Victorian Desalination Project |
- Submission to the EPBC investigation of the Sugarloaf Pipeline |
- Environment Victoria submission to Project Impact Assessment of the Sugarloaf Pipeline Proposal |
- Submission to Northern Region Sustainable Water Strategy Discussion Paper |
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