2025-2026 Seasonal Watering Plan released

The Victorian Environmental Water Holder’s Seasonal Watering Plan 2025-26 has been released.

This year’s plan – which directs environmental flows in the Glenelg River in our region as part of a statewide plan – focuses on planning environmental flows to build resilience for forecast dry periods and expected low inflows in catchments.

Conditions in 2024-25 have generally been dry, with parts of western and central Victoria experiencing their driest start to the year on record and the planned water sharing arrangements take this into account, together with the Bureau of Meteorology predictions of below-average rainfall and above-average temperatures for various regions through spring 2025.

The western region, which includes the Glenelg River, may be in a very dry to drought scenario, especially at some locations where storages have drawn down significantly.

The new Seasonal Watering Plan can be viewed on our website here: https://www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/what-we-do/water-for-the-environment/

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority proudly acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Victoria and their rich cultural diversity and intrinsic connection to country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We also recognise and acknowledge the contribution, interest and rights that Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities have in land and water management. We value our partnerships with them, for the health of people and Country.