Portland
How will the project be delivered in Portland?
Find out more about how the Quality Water for Wannon Program will be delivered in your community.
How will the project be delivered in Portland?
How will the project be delivered in Port Fairy?
How will the project be delivered in Heywood?
Find answers to the most common questions
Between February and April 2024, we held pop-ups to let each community know that we are moving ahead with the project. We outlined more about our plans, answered questions and listened to any concerns.
The majority of people that spoke with us were keen for the project to proceed. Those who responded in favour of the project indicated that they can’t wait for it to happen, but wondered why it was taking so long.
Some customers however, were not in favour of the preferred option of reverse osmosis due to the cost and energy consumption involved, waste disposal (brine) concerns and Wannon Water’s capacity to maintain and facilitate the plants once built.
Overall, there were some great questions raised and all are listed under FAQ's with some of the specific questions asked listed under that specific town.
Wannon Water respectfully acknowledges the Gunditjmara Peoples, the Eastern Maar Peoples, the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk Nations, and the Wadawurrung Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and water on which we rely and operate. We pay our deepest respects to their Elders - past and present.
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Wannon Water has adopted a Privacy Charter that explains the 10 Information Privacy principles in plain English terms.
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