If you have been affected by the recent bushfires, we have compiled the below resources to help you with your water supply:

Drinking water replacement request

Relief drinking water is only available for household-use in fire impacted areas that are not on reticulated (town) water and the home relies on the tank water for domestic use.

Each eligible household will receive up to 20,000L of relief drinking water for essential use. Tanks can be drained before filling to ensure clean water is in the tank.

https://www.water.vic.gov.au/about-us/news/news-stories/emergency-relief-drinking-water-2026#heading-1

Protecting and restoring your water tank around bushfire events

https://www.water.vic.gov.au/about-us/safety-and-emergencies/preparing-your-water-tank-before-and-after-bushfires

Information for the Grass Flat-Telfers Road fire recovery

https://www.hrcc.vic.gov.au/Our-Services/Emergency-management/Grass-Flat-Telfers-Road-fire-recovery

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us on 1300 659 961 during business hours.

For difficulties or faults, call 1800 188 586 anytime of the day.

Stay refreshed!

Fill your water bottle or container at our drinking water trailer and keep hydrated.

Planning an event?

Apply for GWMWater sponsorship and have a drinking water trailer or portable water fountains available at your event.

1. Eligibility

• Open to all community members that live in our service area, excluding GWMWater employees* and their immediate family* members.
• Entrants under 18 must have parental/guardian consent.

2. Theme

• ‘What do you enjoy most about GWMWater’s lakes, reservoirs and weir pools?’
  Share your best photos of your favourite spots, moments, or activities with us and be in with a chance to win some great prizes!

3. Entry Requirements

• Each participant may submit up to 3 photos.
• Photos must be original and taken by the entrant.
• Photos must have been taken within the last 12 months.
• Entrant must live in the GWMWater catchment area.
• Camera or phone photography is accepted.
• Submit entries in JPEG or PNG format.
• Minimum resolution - 12 megapixels (MP).

4. Submission Process

• Email entries to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Name the photo file, Photo Title - Your name - Lake Name.
• Include in the email; your name, town you live, email address, name of lake, and a description of the photo including what you enjoy most about the lake, reservoir, weir pools in the photo (maximum 100 words).
• Deadline for submissions: Saturday 28 February 2026

5. Judging Criteria

• Relevance to the theme.
• Photo must include a GWMWater lake, weir pool or reservoir – see full list below.
• Creativity and originality.
• Composition and visual impact.

6. Prizes

• 1st prize – Major prize $500 gift voucher.
• Prizes 2- 10 – Announced on the first of each month in our Photo of the Month Recognition Program and receive a $100 gift voucher.
• Major winner will be announced on 16 March 2026 on our website and Facebook page.
  
  

7. Usage Rights

• By entering, participants allow GWMWater to use their submitted photos for promotional activity across online platforms, social media and printed material.
• Photos may be reproduced for GWMWater projects. Credit will be given when it fits the context.
  
  

8. Code of Conduct

• Photos must be respectful and appropriate for all audiences and contain no inappropriate content, such as nudity.
• A signed consent form must accompany each entry for all individuals appearing in the photo. For participants under 18 years of age, the form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.
• No offensive, discriminatory, or unsafe content will be accepted.

Our reservoirs

• Lake Bellfield
• Lake Fyans
• Green Lake, Horsham
• Lake Lonsdale
• Moora Moora Reservoir
• Rocklands Reservoir
• Taylors Lake
• Lake Toolondo
• Lake Wartook

Pipeline supplied recreation lakes and weir pools

• Beulah Weir Pool
• Beulah Weir Pool
• Brim Weir Pool
• Donald Caravan Park Lake
• Green Lake, Sea Lake
• Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun
• Lake Marma, Murtoa
• Ouyen Lake
• Rainbow Lake
• Tchum Lake, Birchip
• Walkers Lake, Avon Plains
• Warracknabeal Weir Pool
• Watchem Lake
• Wooroonook Lake
• Yaapeet Lake

General Information

1. Participation in this competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2. *‘GWMWater employees' ‘immediate family’ are not eligible to enter. Immediate family is deemed as any spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child residing in the same household as the employee.
3. *‘Employee’ means all GWMWater employees, including permanent, temporary, contract, graduates, trainee staff.
4. Businesses and its employees contracted by GWMWater to perform works on our behalf in any form are eligible to enter.
5. GWMWater’s decision is final and binding, and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. It is a condition of entry that winners' names and their location will be made available on our website.
7. Any information you provide as part of this competition will be managed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
8. Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation trading as GWMWater at 11 McLachlan Street, Horsham VIC 3400 ABN: 35 584 588 263.

Terms and Conditions pdf version 

Insert flyer image here - then link to this page from the Education photo competition icon.

Then link T&C page to this page.

Also put an announcement on News page :)

Terms and Conditions