Greater Western Water

Water corporation in Victoria, Australia
  • City West Water
  • Western Water
JurisdictionGovernment of VictoriaHeadquarters36 Macedon St, Sunbury VIC 3429Employees793Minister responsible
  • Harriet Shing, Minister for Water (Victoria)
Agency executives
  • David Middleton, Chair of the Board
  • Maree Lang[1], Managing Director
Parent departmentDepartment of Energy, Environment and Climate Action - DEECAWebsitehttps://www.gww.com.au/

Greater Western Water (GWW) is a Victorian Government water corporation, formed on 1 July 2021[2] by bringing together Western Water[3] and City West Water.[4]

GWW provide water and recycled water supply, sewerage and trade waste services to approximately 568,000 residential customers and more than 47,000 business customers.[5]

GWW operates across an area of 3,700 km2 (1,400 sq mi)[5] stretching from Melbourne’s central business district (CBD) and inner suburbs to Little River in the south, Myrniong in the west and Lancefield in the north, reaching a population of 1.43 million.

Their service area covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Moonee Valley, Wyndham and Yarra, and partially covers the LGAs of Hume, Macedon Ranges, Melbourne and Moorabool.

Greater Western Water is subject to price control regulation administered by the Essential Services Commission (Victoria). In September 2023, the company submitted its pricing proposal for the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2028.[6]

References

  1. ^ Harris, Cecilia (30 April 2021). "Maree Lang to helm Greater Western Water". Australian Water. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "New Water Entity To Support Melbourne's Growing West". Premier of Victoria. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ Hartmann, Imogen (2 November 2020). "Melbourne water companies combined to service growing west". Utility Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ Harris, Cecilia (21 July 2021). "Newly launched Greater Western Water set to serve Melbourne's west". Australian Water Association. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Greater Western Water". Victoria University - Melbourne. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Greater Western Water price review 2024". Essential Services Commission. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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