Victoria's water environments

Overview

Victoria's water environments are diverse and are among Victoria's most valuable assets. Our unique rivers, wetlands, estuaries and coasts are home to millions of creatures, from tiny plankton to fish, dolphins, birds and whales, including animals that migrate to Victoria each year from across the globe.

Healthy water is essential to sustain the many demands that we, as a community, place on our water environments. Without healthy water we would not be able to drink or grow agricultural products or undertake many of the other essential activities that support our wellbeing and economy. Water environments are also of great environmental and cultural value to all Victorians, especially aboriginal and rural communities, which often see our water environments as the lifeblood of their communities.

Essentially, we need to protect water environments as they protect and sustain us, our way of living and our future. This is not something that can be achieved by one organisation or a few individuals alone. We all impact on water environments through everyday activities so we must all work together to better manage our actions and reduce our impacts.

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