We’re installing a new water pipeline that will improve water service and pressure for residents of Maiden Gully and Marong. We’re also upgrading the sewer main between Maiden Gully and Marong. This essential work will cater for population growth in the west of Bendigo for decades to come.
This pipeline will be constructed across different stages and will take a number of years to complete.
We’ll be constructing the water main with two different methods – open trench and pipeline boring. We’ve appointed a local contractor, S&R Engineering and Construction, who will be carrying out the works.
Project timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
2023
- We did pre-construction works to prepare the first stage of the water pipeline for construction.
- We carried out reinstatement work to repair the existing pipeline in Golden Square to connect to the new pipeline.
- We began construction of the water pipeline between Maiden Gully and Marong, starting in Golden Square to link to the existing pipeline
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Timeline item 2 - complete
2024
- We continued construction of the water pipeline between Maiden Gully and Marong.
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Timeline item 3 - active
2025
- We started construction on the new sewer main between Maiden Gully and Marong.
- We installed sections of the new sewer main and water pipeline along the Calder Highway, in Maiden Gully, in front of the Maiden Gully shopping strip.
- In mid-late 2025, we’ll start works on the new sewer main and water pipeline in Marong.
Marong water tank project already providing benefits
In December 2021, we completed the installation of the new three-megalitre concrete tank and booster pump station at Sterry Road to provide consistent water pressure in the town.
Since a huge increase in population growth in the west of Bendigo, we prioritised the Marong Tank Project which delivered improved network reliability for the community of Marong.
More growth is expected in Bendigo’s western suburbs in the coming years with the new water and sewer pipelines to help support this area into the future.
