Emergency works at Albert Park Lake

Update 4.00 pm, Monday 26 April 2021

Our crews have cleaned up the small sewer spill which affected St Kilda West beach.

It is now safe for you (and your animals) to swim at the beach again.

The sewer is back up and running, but you might still see our crews in Albert Park finishing up the emergency works over the next few days.

Thanks for your patience.

Update 9.00 pm, Saturday 24 April 2021

Our crews continue to be on site in Albert Park responding to a blocked sewer pipe.

Unfortunately, the blockage resulted in a small sewage spill into Albert Park Lake.

Our crews have been working quickly to clean up the spill and Parks Victoria will reopen the lake tomorrow (Sunday) morning from 8.00 am.

Signage is still in place at nearby St Kilda West beach. We’re sampling this area every day. But for now, we’re sorry. It’s safer for you (and your animals) to swim somewhere else.

Our crews continue to repair the damaged pipe and we expect to have crews out on site for the next few days to complete these emergency works.

Traffic conditions may be impacted while we complete these emergency repairs. Other than traffic delays, there shouldn’t be any impact, with the exception of Ross Gregory Oval. This is because we’ll need to access the oval to complete pipe repairs.

We’re sorry for the disruption and we’ll keep you updated with our progress.

Update 6.30 pm, Friday 23 April 2021

Our crews continue to be on site in Albert Park responding to a blocked sewer pipe.

We’re working as quickly as we can to get our pipes flowing again.

Once we’ve managed the flows, we’ll need to repair the damaged pipe. We expect to have crews out on site for the next few days to complete these emergency works. Traffic conditions may be impacted while we complete these repairs. Unfortunately, the blockage has resulted in a small sewage spill into Albert Park Lake. We’re working with Parks Victoria and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), and we’ll keep them updated with our progress.

To be on the safe side, Parks Victoria has made the decision to close Albert Park Lake until further notice.

Signage is in place at the lake and nearby St Kilda West beach. We’re sampling these areas every day. But for now, we’re sorry. It’s safer for you (and your animals) to swim or splash somewhere else.

It’s likely that water-based activities will be impacted over the next few days, like yachting, rowing and sailing. We’re expecting that other than traffic delays, there shouldn’t be any impact to land-based activities, with the exception of Ross Gregory Oval. This is because we’ll need to access the oval to complete pipe repairs.

We’re sorry for the disruption, and we’ll let you know once the lake is re-opened for the public.

Update 3.50 pm, Thursday April 22 2021:

We’ve got crews on site in Albert Park responding to a blocked sewer pipe.

We’re working as quickly as we can to get our pipes flowing again. This includes getting our tanker trucks out on site to safely take away sewage from the blocked pipe.

Once we’ve managed the flows, we’ll need to repair the damaged pipe. We expect to have crews out on site for the next few days to complete these emergency works. Traffic conditions may be impacted while we complete these repairs.

Unfortunately, the blockage has resulted in a small sewage spill into Albert Park Lake and St Kilda West Beach. We’re working with Parks Victoria and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), and we’ll keep them updated with our progress.

To be on the safe side, Parks Victoria has made the decision to close Albert Park Lake and we’re advising customers (and their furry friends) to avoid swimming at the beach until we have the results of our water quality sampling.

We’ve put up signs in areas the public should avoid.

It’s likely that water-based activities will be impacted over the next few days, like yachting, rowing and sailing. We’re expecting that other than traffic delays, there shouldn’t be any impact to land-based activities, with the exception of Ross Gregory Oval. This is because we’ll need to access the oval to complete pipe repairs.

We’re sorry for the disruption, and we’ll let you know once the lake is re-opened for the public and the beach is safe for swimming again.