National recognition for Kingston’s water management

Published on 23 October 2024

Kingston’s water planning and management have been recognised as among the best in Australia.

Our Integrated Water Strategy has received the Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning gong at the National Stormwater Industry Awards.

This major industry accolade highlights our sector-wide leadership in responding to the huge pressures being placed on every part of the water cycle by changes to our climate and increased urbanisation.

We have a proud history of being pioneers in integrated water management and played an important role in stormwater quality and other related initiatives for decades.

A holistic, integrated approach to managing our water delivers significant benefits. It supports the liveability of our city by cooling our environment, keeps our award-winning sports grounds in top condition, reduces pollution from entering the bay and waterways, and improves how we manage flooding.

Since launching the strategy in late 2022 we have been working on many exciting projects in partnership with our community and key stakeholders, including:

• The construction of several multi-million-dollar drainage projects to address flooding in the south of Kingston, including Chelsea, Edithvale, and Bonbeach.
• The construction of an innovative stormwater treatment system at Keeley Park in Clayton South that was a first for any council in Australia.
• Partnering with South East Water to install a major $72 million recycled water pipeline along the Mordialloc Bypass, with works scheduled to start by April 2025.
• The installation of a huge litter trap at the Mentone Lifesaving Club to collect litter from Mentone shopping areas before entering the bay.
• Partnering with the cities of Greater Dandenong and Casey, Melbourne Water, and state agencies to develop an action plan to reduce litter flowing into the Patterson River.

The strategy outlines the vision and steps needed to become a water sensitive city by 2040, a place where healthy waterways are valued, our community is engaged in making wise choices about water and our built and natural environments are in harmony. 

To learn more about the strategy and ways that our community can help, visit kingston.vic.gov.au/council/council-documents/plans-policies-and-reports/kingstons-integrated-water-strategy.