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Water and Healthy Rivers

Imagine a Victoria where we talk about our rivers with pride. Where clean water flows freely. Diverse ecosystems thrive. Nutrient-rich flora and fauna grow in abundance. And your favorite spot beside that babbling brook is still around when your children's children are grown.

Now imagine yourself getting involved in one of the many ongoing campaigns and programs designed to restore and protect Victoria's precious waterways.

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The Basics

The water out of your tap comes from a river.

Each year, Victorians draw 5 trillion litres of water out of our rivers to wash our clothes, drink and cook with, bathe in, and support our local industries.

Every one of Victoria’s rivers has less than 10 percent of the water in it than is normal for this time of year.

In 2009, Environment Victoria and the Australian Conservation Foundation won agreement for billions of litres of water to be returned to the Murray River system.

Ever wondered how we can secure Melboure's water supplies and water for the Yarra and Thomson Rivers without a desalination plant or pipeline to the north? Its absolutely possible! To find out how click here.

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