Coliban Water is advancing a $100 million program of upgrades across north and central Victoria, including the installation and upgrade of several sewer pump stations.
Commencing in 2025, stage one of the Water and Sewer Upgrade Program has a four-year delivery timeframe, with the installation of new water and sewer mains and pipelines accompanying new pumping infrastructure.
Works are being carried out at Kyneton’s Jeffrey Street sewer pump station in 2026, including a new pump, generator and underground storage tanks, while Junortoun’s O’Keefe Rail Trail sewer pump station will be fitted with a new power supply and switchboard, among other upgrades.
Other works include refurbishments to the Ellesmere Place and Chisholm Avenue sewer pump stations in Malmsbury, both set to commence in 2027.
Three sewer pump stations and 2km of sewer mains in Castlemaine are being upgraded to meet increased demand and boost resilience during wet weather conditions. This is set to commence in 2027.
Eaglehawk is also getting a sewer pump station upgrade at Hopkins Avenue, with works beginning in the 2027–28 financial year.
Jaydo Construction and Leed Engineering are delivering the program, which Coliban Water managing director Damian Wells said would be locally focused.
“Both Jaydo and Leed have committed to working with us to use local resources and materials as we look to maximise the social and economic benefits from this major investment,” he said when the program was announced last year.
“High priority work is earmarked for every corner of the region, including pipeline construction and sewer main upgrades that will add capacity and reliability for the Bendigo CBD, Marong, Maiden Gully, Goornong, Kyneton, Castlemaine, Junortoun, and Malmsbury.”
The initial four-year phase of the Water and Sewer Upgrade Program will stretch to 2028, with more works expected beyond that.
“Providing water and sewerage infrastructure to meet our community’s needs is a task that requires constant focus and ongoing, regular investment,” Wells said.
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