Victorian Environmental Water Holder 2025-26 annual report
Summary
The report's own summary: 1.1 Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Report, pages 4 to 5
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The Victorian Environmental Water Holder reported on 2025–26, planning and managing environmental water to protect Victoria’s catchments and waterways.
The authority reported delivering 826,322 ML of environmental water, helping achieve 164 watering actions across 175 river reaches and wetlands.
It reported that 89% of required potential watering actions were achieved fully or partly during the year.
The authority reported an overall surplus of $3.1 million, with commercial water trading contributing to the result.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
We affirm that the VEWH has complied with its legislative and financial requirements in 2025-26.
Finances 4
Total income and revenue from transactions
$15,220,347
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Total income and revenue from transactions 15,220,347 15,001,567
Total expenses from transactions
$(12,181,942)
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Total expenses from transactions (12,181,942) (12,351,818)
Employee expenses
$(3,060,029)
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Employee expenses 3.1.1 (3,060,029) (3,229,592)
Net result / Comprehensive result
$3,064,050
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Net result / Comprehensive result 3,064,050 2,652,124
Staff 2
Total
19 people
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Total 19 16.7 17 15.5
Total
16.7 FTE
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Total 19 16.7 17 15.5
Executives and remuneration 2
Executive Officers
1
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Executive Officers 1 1 1 1
Total remuneration
$461,290
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Total number of responsible persons 5 5 Total remuneration $461,290 $475,253
Consultancies 7
Consultancies over $10,000
$117,613
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there were six consultancies where the total fees payable to the consultants were $10,000 or greater. The total expenditure incurred during 2025-26 in relation to these consultancies was $117,613 (excl. GST)
Aster Advisory
$9,955
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Aster Advisory Pty Ltd Internal audit of VEWH's procedure for delivering an emergency watering action. 16,591 9,955 6,636
DG Consulting (Aus)
$31,500
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DG Consulting (Aus) Pty Ltd Facilitation and preparation of reports for 2026 operational risk management workshops. 31,500 31,500 nil
DG Consulting (Aus)
$25,075
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DG Consulting (Aus) Pty Ltd Review and proposed revisions for the Wimmera and Glenelg Rivers Environmental Entitlement 2010 operating arrangements 37,993 25,075 12,918
Grantus
$11,125
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Grantus Pty Ltd Review of existing VEWH metering programs and development of programs under new entitlements. 44,500 11,125 nil
HARC Services
$17,231
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HARC Services Pty Ltd Assess performance of VEWH entitlements under DEECA approved climate change scenarios. 143,830 17,231 nil
Mycelia Renewables
$22,727
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Mycelia Renewables Ltd Provision of a lessons learnt report on the trial Traditional Owner-led seasonal watering proposal development and pilot environmental water deliveries. 22,727 22,727 nil
Other figures 2
33 actions were planned in 11 different systems
33
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In the last watering year, 33 actions were planned in 11 different systems to help support these values.
environmental watering actions in six systems were planned in partnership with Traditional Owners
30
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In 2025-26, 30 environmental watering actions in six systems were planned in partnership with Traditional Owners.
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 88
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive average remuneration; Executive band; Head remuneration; Investigations commenced; Investigations finalised; Matters received; Named remuneration; Public hearings; Recommendations made; Referrals to prosecution