Bringing recycled water to Doncaster Hill
We're committed to finding new ways to provide sustainable water supplies for the community. One way we're doing this is by building a new water recycling facility in Melbourne’s east.
The new underground facility will provide recycled water to about 5,000 designated households in the Doncaster Hill area, as well as local green spaces. It’s part of our plan to make better use of our existing water sources in a time of climate uncertainty and less reliable rainfall. Using recycled water from this new facility will help us to save 2.5 million litres of precious drinking water every week.
Next steps
We have now received the necessary planning and environmental approvals to build the underground water recycling facility within the Tram Road Reserve.
We’re currently seeking a delivery partner to develop the design and construct the facility.
Before we start building the facility we’ll carry out preparation work in the reserve to meet approval conditions. We expect these works to start in 2025.
We’ll share more information with the community and on this web page as we progress.
Where is Tram Road Reserve?
This map shows Tram Road Reserve. It is located within the Koonung Creek Linear Park, near the intersection of Tram Road and Eastern Freeway.
View a PDF of the Doncaster Hill Recycled Water Facility area
Below is an artist’s impression of how the underground facility at Tram Road Reserve might look.
Updates
August 2024
On Friday 31 May 2024 the tender for the next stage of the project was released. When we select our delivery partner, we’ll develop the design and complete early investigation and preparation works. We expect construction will start in 2026.
January 2024
On 12 December 2023, Manningham Council, having considered all objections, awarded a planning permit for the water recycling facility. A video recording of the meeting, along with the minutes detailing the permit conditions, can be found on Manningham Council's website.
Prior Consultation
Read more about how community consultation helped to establish the preferred location for the site, including the findings of the Independent Panel Report from 2017.
Want to know more about the community engagement we undertook to prepare our applications?
Contact us
You can contact our project team on 9872 2696 during business hours or email [email protected].