Current alerts affecting Port Phillip Bay and its associated water catchments

Avoid contact with water in Glass Creek, Kew East

Issued Friday, 15th March 2024 at 4:00 pm

EPA officers are investigating a report of an oily substance within Glass Creek, nearby to Frater Street, Kew East. Melbourne Water are conducting clean up of the waterway. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.

Avoid contact with water in Sweetwater Creek, Frankston South

Issued Thursday, 14th March 2024 at 4:00 pm

A sewer spill has impacted Sweetwater Creek in Frankston South near Marcus Road. A clean-up is being conducted by South East Water. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.

Avoid contact with water at the National Water Sports Centre, Bangholme

Issued Wednesday, 13th March 2024 at 2:30 pm

Parks Victoria have detected Blue Green Algae (BGA) above trigger levels within the National Water Sports Centre waterway in Bangholme. The National Water Sports Centre has therefore now been CLOSED indefinitely to prevent all contact with the water whilst BGA is present.

This includes use of the waterway for all powered and non-powered vessels, including model yachts, fishing and any other activity whereby contact with the water could occur.

Signs have been installed to alert potential users of the waterway closure. Access to the car park and surrounding grounds remains open for other non-water related activities.

Further testing is planned to occur later today and will require two clear test readings at least seven days apart for the waterway to re-open. 

Dredging at Patterson River mouth

Issued Tuesday, 5th March 2024 at 4:00 pm

Parks Victoria maintenance dredging works around Patterson River entrance will take place from 6th March, and continue over the next few days weather permitting. The dredging will only occur on weekdays. Sand will be deposited on the beach north of the river mouth. Avoid contact with water around this area or areas nearby with discoloured water. 

Avoid contact with water at Launching Place, Yarra River

Issued Friday, 9th February 2024 at 10:20 am

EPA testing has confirmed unacceptable water quality at the Launching Place Yarra Watch site (Don Road Bridge, Launching Place). The exact location of poor water quality can be found by zooming in on the Launching Place pin on the Yarra Watch webpage map. Avoid swimming until further notice by EPA Victoria.

 PFAS risk assessment on fish in Maribyrnong River

Issued Tuesday, 7th May 2019 at 2:00 pm

EPA has conducted a risk assessment on levels of PFAS in fish caught from the Maribyrnong River. As a result EPA recommends anglers don’t consume fish caught from the Maribyrnong River upstream of Solomons Ford in Avondale Heights to Deep Creek at Bulla, and within all of Arundel Creek. 

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Reviewed 18 March 2024