Warnings and Alerts

Recent heavy rainfall led to high river levels and significant erosion, causing the riverside bank of the overflow pond at the Eltham Wastewater Treatment Plant to collapse on 5 July 2025. As a result, approximately 70% of the pond’s partially treated wastewater was discharged into a tributary of th...

Please be aware that exposed mats of potentially toxic benthic cyanobacteria have been found at this site throughout the 2024-2025 summer monitoring season and may still be present. Cyanobacteria can produce toxins that are dangerous to humans and animals.  The conditions that trigger toxin producti...