Dingley Recycled Water Scheme

Project overview

The Dingley Recycled Water Scheme will deliver recycled water to around 40 commercial sites in the Bayside, Kingston and Monash Local Government Areas. Supplying local parks, world-class golf courses, sporting ovals, laundromats, market gardens and nurseries, the scheme will help preserve drinking water supply, regardless of changing climate conditions.

The Victorian Government announced part funding for the scheme as part of the delivery of the Central and Gippsland Regional Sustainable Water strategy, which aims to improve water security, liveability and waterway health for the next 40 years.

The project will cost approximately $72 million of which the Victorian Government has committed $24 million. The rest will be funded by South East Water and customers of the scheme.

There are many benefits to the scheme

Help to save up to 300 million litres of drinking water

from being used for irrigation and commercial uses – this is equivalent to 120 Olympic-size swimming pools.  

Expected to generate $92 million for the local economy

and support local communities with over 240 jobs for international golf tourism, agriculture and nursery businesses.

Providing a high-quality and drought-proof water supply to customers

where other sources (e.g. groundwater and stormwater) are being impacted by climate change. 

Reducing the amount of recycled water going out to sea

Excess treated wastewater is discharged to the ocean.

Project Stages

The project has been divided into stages:

Transfer Main and Pump Station (Bangholme, Keysbourough, Waterways, Braeside Park, Dingley Village and Heatherton)
West Connection Network (Heatherton, Mentone, Cheltenham, Beaumaris and Black Rock)
North Connection Network (Heatherton, Oakleigh South, Clayton South, Dingley Village)
South Connection Network (Dingley Village and Keysborough)

We're working in multiple different locations at the same time throughout the construction phase. See more information on the webpages below.

Braeside Park & Mordialloc Freeway Trail

We've finished installing most of the pipeline within the park. We'll be constructing our Pump Station off Lower Dandenong Road until early 2027. We're also working along the Mordialloc Freeway Trail.

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North Connection Network

Investigation works are complete and 400m of pipe has been installed. Further pipe installation is planned to commence in October.

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Old Dandenong Road

We're currently working on Old Dandenong Road, between Boundary Road and the Mordialloc Freeway.

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West Connection Network

We've almost completed this section, excluding a small section under the train line in Latrobe Street and a section in Ross Street. Once we receive the permits, these works will commence immediately.