Councils, Businesses, Developers and Industry
Funding for landholders and golf courses to help protect our rivers and creeks, industry training for builders and gardeners, water sensitive urban design and land development resources.
Landholder Stream Frontage grants
Landholders in the Port Phillip and Westernport region can apply to Melbourne Water’s Stream Frontage Management Program for funding. These grants provide landholders with funds for revegetation, and erosion and weed control projects to protect and enhance rivers and creeks on their property.
Golf Club and Sporting grants - Go for Green
The Go For Green program provides funding and technical advice to help golf courses and other sporting facilities control weeds and improve the quality and extent of riverside vegetation on their property.
Council grants - Corridors of Green
We support local councils in reviving our rivers and creeks. Councils can apply for funding from our annual Corridors of Green program to implement on-ground projects that improve the condition of creeks and rivers.
We have a range of other grant programs that may be relevant to councils.
Industry training for builders
We are working with the building industry to provide practical solutions and training to help minimise the impact of construction activities on the health of rivers and creeks.
We have partnered with the Master Builders Industry of Victoria and the Housing Industry Association to educate, train and raise awareness within the building profession about the health of our rivers and creeks.
Through workshops and training programs, we are educating building professionals about the effects of stormwater pollution from building sites on the health of rivers, creeks and the bay.
We’re also providing practical solutions to help building professionals address stormwater pollution from building sites.
Within both the building profession and the general community, we are raising awareness. People are starting to understand that our rivers, creeks and bays are valuable assets and that we all have a role to play in protecting them.
To sign up for Melbourne Water-funded training workshops, visit:
Related publications for the building industry include:
- Keeping our stormwater clean - a builder’s guide (PDF, 876kb)
- Protecting stormwater quality from building and construction sites. (PDF, 139kb)
Industry training for Green Gardeners
We are working with Sustainable Gardening Australia to develop and run a TAFE-accredited training program for landscape gardeners and nursery staff. It will provide these professionals with advice and information that can be passed on to homeowners who request environmentally sustainable gardens.
Workshop details are available on the Green Gardeners website.
Resources for land developers
Water sensitive urban design is about integrating water cycle management into urban planning and design to protect waterways and make better use of stormwater as a natural resource.
Waterway-friendly design features help to reduce the amount of pollution or volume of stormwater reaching nearby waterways. Examples include wetlands, raingardens, porous paving and swales.
We have produced the following resources to help developers and town planners consider and plan for the stormwater aspects of water sensitive urban design.
Water Sensitive Urban Design website
The Water Sensitive Urban Design website has been established to help developers, architects and planners integrate WSUD principles into urban planning and design. Users can search for different types of water sensitive urban design systems, view plans and look at case studies which relate lessons learned by others.
STORM tool
STORM is a web tool which allows developers, consultants and local councils to design and measure the performance of their developments against water sensitive urban design requirements.
Land Development Manual - a guide for developers
Our Land Development Manual contains information on general requirements to be complied with by developers when designing regional drainage services for new subdivisions and developments.
Build a raingarden
You can make a difference to the health of your local rivers and creeks by incorporating a raingarden in your urban development or housing scheme to help clean up stormwater.
