Water infrastructure projects - complete
ACT Healthy Waterways
The ACT Healthy Waterways program began with help from both the ACT and Commonwealth governments. The program aims to protect and improve water quality in the ACT and the Murrumbidgee River systems.
The program also helps:
- teach our community about water
- repair the areas around rivers
- research and monitor our water
- create new ways to help us check water quality.
Between 2023-2025, we'll use the results of these projects to improve places like Lake Tuggeranong and Lake Burley Griffin. These improvements will help us reach our goals for cleaner water and get input from First Nations people and interested community members.
Stage 1 projects
The 20 infrastructure projects below (and 2 research projects) are from Stage 1 and took a lot of planning and working with the community.
These projects are now complete, but some need time for water-quality plants to grow. This is the process where a plant becomes accustomed to their new habitat. We’ll keep monitoring them for 2 years to ensure they grow strong.
We've put up nets around some of the projects to keep the new plants safe from birds. Netting protects young plants from birds who regularly eat and trample on new plants. The nets will be removed once the plants are stable and grown enough to not be at risk from birds.
If you see a bird stuck in the nets, please contact ACT Wildlife.
Priority projects
Lake Tuggeranong Catchment
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Rectify gross pollutant trap | Village Ck downstream of Athllon Drive | Kambah |
| TG011 | Wetlands | Isabella Pond | Monash |
| TG010 | Rain garden | Upstream from Upper Stranger Pond | Isabella Plains |
| TG008 | Rain garden | Athllon Drive between Langdon Avenue and Fincham Crescent | Wanniassa |
| TG029 | Rain garden | Fadden Pines Reserve | Fadden |
| TG012 | Waterway restoration | Between Corlette Crescent and Charleston Street | Monash |
| TG030 | Pond | Between Kett Street and Drakeford Drive | Kambah |
| TG017 | Rain garden | Gowrie Playing Fields | Gowrie |
Lower Molonglo Catchment
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| LM013 | Wetlands | Between Dixon Drive and Cotter Road | Holder |
Yarralumla Catchment
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| YA016 | Rain garden | Flood Memorial site near Service Street | Curtin |
| YA020 | Pond | Athllon Drive | Mawson |
| YA001 | Waterway restoration | Yarralumla Creek, Lady Denman Drive | Yarralumla |
| YA002 | Waterway restoration | McCulloch Street and Cotter Road | Curtin |
West Belconnen Catchment
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| WB004 | Wetland | Corner of Ginninderra Drive and Copland Drive | Melba |
| WB009 | Wetland | Croke Place | Evatt |
| WB010 | Waterway restoration | Tattersall Crescent | Florey |
Fyshwick Catchment
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW012 | Wetland | Eyre Street | Kingston |
| FW019 | Wetland | Between Matina Street and Monaro Highway | Narrabundah |
| FW025 | Wetland | Jerrabomberra Creek, Dairy Road | Fyshwick |
Upper Molonglo Catchment
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| UM001 | Waterway restoration | Upstream of the confluence of the Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers, Oaks Estate | Oaks Estate |
| UM004 | Rain gardens | Alanbar Street and Kenneth Place, Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan |
Research projects
| Project ID | Project | Location | Suburb | Catchment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | In-lake | Lake Tuggeranong | N/A | Lake Tuggeranong | Monitoring underway |
| Research | Pond | West Belconnen catchment, Lower Molonglo catchment, North Canberra | Multiple | Multiple | Complete |