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03 December 2019
We’ve made significant enhancements to our parental leave policy, empowering all of our employees to play an active role in the first year of their child’s life, regardless of gender.
14 November 2019
At South East Water, we’re proud to announce our new community grants program has provided more than $30,000 in funding to support local community group projects.
26 September 2019
This year was the first for our refreshed Council with us welcoming seven new members at our September and December 2018 meetings
20 September 2019
Heading into Frankston during school holidays? Swing by Bayside Shopping Centre and say hello to us at our special pop-up stall opposite Coles. As a bonus, if you stop by and check your details are up-to-date with us, you’ll go in a draw for a chance to win your next water bill on us (up to the value of $500).
3 September 2019
We’re pleased to share our government-endorsed Corporate Plan 2019–24 – our roadmap to creating a better world for our customers.
23 August
We’re thrilled to announce the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Victoria has named our Managing Director, Terri Benson as one of the Top 50 Public Sector Women Victoria for 2019.
22 August 2019
South East Water, Villawood Properties and Arden Homes today celebrated the launch of South East Water’s Aquarevo House with Minister for Water, Lisa Neville at the Aquarevo development in Lyndhurst.
21 August 2019
At South East Water, we’ve launched a new Community Grants program to improve the health and liveability of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port for communities that live, work and play in our region.
2 August 2019
Tap and plug into PropertyConnect services online
Great news, you’ll now be able to manage your tapping and plugging bookings online 24/7 through our dedicated property and development industry portal, PropertyConnect®.
16 July 2019
We’re creating a better world and one way we’re doing this is through delivering social and sustainable benefits to the communities in Melbourne’s south-east.
10 July 2019
As Melburnians, we’re using the same amount of water as we did in 1980 – even though our population has doubled. This shows that Melbourne has done a great job continuing to be water wise beyond the millennium drought.
10 July 2019
Along with our commercial arm Iota, we’ll be trialling seven Advanced BlokAid® devices throughout the Dandenong Creek catchment areas to monitor stormwater drains for illegal disposal.
8 July 2019
Irrigators in Tyabb and Somerville could soon reap the benefits of recycled water to sustain their farms, if a new feasibility study to supply the area with Class A recycled water proves viable.
17 June 2019
In 2018 we made a five-year commitment to you based on what many of you told us you value the most. Since then, we’ve been working hard to deliver on our five customer outcomes. Here's an update on how we're tracking.
7 June 2019
At South East Water we're proud to mark World Environment Day 2019 by joining Resilient Melbourne and The Nature Conservancy in announcing a new metropolitan wide urban forest strategy for Melbourne called Living Melbourne: our metropolitan urban forest.
27 May 2019
Our biggest industrial pressure sewer installation ever
We’re celebrating a new milestone with the installation and commissioning of one of our largest pressure sewers installation to date. Living our value of ‘we’re bold’, we undertook this project with the courage to challenge ourselves and with the aim to excel.
24 May 2019
Welcoming Cambodian visitors to South East Water
Earlier this month, we gave a big welcome to a Cambodian delegation to WatersEdge to have a look at how our organisation operates. The delegation consisted of members of the Cambodian Water Association (CWA), Cambodian Ministry (Minister of Industry and Handicrafts, Minister of Rural Development) and advisory unit 3i/Palladium.
16 May 2019
Stolen water meters in Dandenong South
Illegal removal of our larger water meters is an ongoing issue for us at South East Water. Thieves often target them due to their scrap metal value. This also includes any metals that are associated with plumbing fittings.
14.05.2019
Injecting new life into biosolids in Victoria
At South East Water, we don’t see wastewater as waste. That’s why we recycle it for reuse, and are now investigating new ways to use biosolids – a by-product of the wastewater treatment process.
9 May 2019
AWA National Awards 2019 – we've got two reasons to celebrate
We’re happy to announce that we’ve taken out the Research Innovation category at the prestigious Australian Water Association National Awards on Wednesday 8 May.
6 May 2019
Welcoming new contractors to the family
We’re thrilled to welcome Comdain Infrastructure to our family of contractors, and to continue our 15+ year relationship with Interflow.
23 April 2019
South East Water signs innovative energy deal with Victorian water sector
South East Water will join 12 other leading Victorian water corporations in a new energy partnership that will help to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and maintain affordable water bills for customers.