Current alerts affecting Port Phillip Bay and its associated water catchments
Avoid contact with water Port Philip Bay at Olivers Hill, Frankston
Issued Friday, 21 February 2025 at 3:00PM.
EPA Officers investigated reports of an oily substance spilled into Port Phillip Bay at the Olivers Hill boat ramp, Frankston. The oily substance on the foreshore has been removed and sheen in the water appears to have dispersed but may still be in the immediate area. If you see dead fish or other wildlife, please report to EPA through our website or by ringing 1300 372 842
Avoid contact with the water if you notice chemical odours, discoloured water or an oily sheen.
Avoid contact with water in Old Joes Creek, Bayswater
Issued Friday, 14 February 2025 at 11:45AM.
EPA Officers are currently investigating a building fire in Bayswater. Firewater run-off may have entered Old Joes Creek.
The wastewater is being removed from the affected waterway. Melbourne Water are erecting signs and notifying the community about this incident.
Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Blue-green algal bloom at Ruffey Lake
Issued Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 4:00 pm
A blue-green algal bloom has been detected in Ruffey Lake at Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster. Melbourne Water have put signs up at key access points and are conducting weekly testing. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Avoid water in Stony Creek, Yarraville
Issued Monday, 10 February 2025 at 11:00 am
EPA officers are investigating reports of discoloured water in Stony Creek at Cruickshank Park, Yarraville. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Blue-green algal bloom at Lynbrook Wetland Lake
Issued Friday, 10 January 2025 at 5:00 pm
A blue-green algal bloom has been detected at Lynbrook Wetland Lake (Banjo Paterson Lake) in Lynbrook. Melbourne Water have put signs up at key access points and are conducting weekly testing. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Avoid contact with water in Edwardes Lake, Reservoir
Issued Monday, 30th December 2024 at 01:24 pm
EPA officers are investigating an oil-like substance in Edwardes Lake, Reservoir. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Swim advisory for Launching Place at Yarra River
Issued Friday, 8th November 2024 at 2:00 pm
EPA testing has confirmed unacceptable water quality at Launching Place (Don Road). The exact location of poor water quality can be found by zooming in on the pin on the Yarra Watch webpage map. Avoid swimming until further notice by EPA Victoria.
PFAS risk assessment on fish in Maribyrnong River
Issued Tuesday, 7th May 2019 at 2:00 pm.
EPA has conducted a risk assessment on levels of PFAS in fish caught from the Maribyrnong River. As a result EPA recommends anglers don’t consume fish caught from the Maribyrnong River upstream of Solomons Ford in Avondale Heights to Deep Creek at Bulla, and within all of Arundel Creek.
Reviewed 21 February 2025
