19 July 2021
Left to right: Department of Transport’s Richard Beswick, Melbourne Water's Eamonn Kelly, Greater Western Water’s Jeff Rigby, Member for Sydenham Natalie Hutchins MP, Greater Western Water's Amanda Smith and City of Melton Mayor Kathy Majdlik celebrate the completion of the Holden Reservoir Inlet Pipeline that will service Melbourne's growing outer north-west.
It’s a water gateway where Melbourne’s north meets the west.
Melbourne’s north-west locals now have a new pipeline which can hold 47 megalitres, or the equivalent of around 19 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water.
The $22 million, 4.15 kilometre Holden Reservoir Inlet Pipeline was commissioned last month, after two years of construction. Melbourne Water worked closely with stakeholders including Greater Western Water (GWW), VicRoads, Melton and Brimbank City Councils and local businesses to deliver the project.
Greater Western Water’s General Manager Growth and Infrastructure, Amanda Smith, said the pipeline provides an ongoing high-quality water supply to meet the demand from Melbourne’s growing outer west. “Collaborating on projects such as this is vital in continuing to provide safe and reliable services to our customers in communities across Brimbank, Melton and Hume.
The pipeline is located in the centre median strip of the Melton Highway, running from Calder Park Drive to Sanctuary Road in Hillside.
The pipeline, which feeds water from the Greenvale-Sydenham water transfer system has been connected to the existing water supply system and is now in everyday use. The next stage of the project involves future construction of two large water holding tanks at the western end of the pipeline.
Of the 1.5 million new homes tipped to be built across Melbourne by 2051, almost half are expected in the city’s northern and western suburbs.