Coliban Water is a regional water corporation in Victoria, Australia, established on 1 July 1992. It manages, maintains and operates more than 50 reservoirs and water storage basins across North-Central Victoria. The service area includes 55 towns, of which the Greater City of

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, mak ...

is the largest. The region serviced by Coliban Water extends from

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and

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in the north to

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and Trentham in the south. The western boundary incorporates

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and Dunolly, with

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and Tooborac to the east. Coliban Water's head office is located in Bendigo.

History

Edward Nucella Emmett worked to establish a reliable water supply for Bendigo, he was the main promoter of Bendigo Waterworks Company, a precursor of Coliban Water. Given the financial problems of the Victorian colonial government and the lack of local government funds he worked to privately fund a new water supply. The Sandhurst Municipal Council controlled a 22-acre ‘Water Reserve’ site along the Bendigo Creek at

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. With funding from wealthy investors in Melbourne he formed the company that was incorporated through parliament. Joseph Brady was the first engineer for the project.

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* Water companies of Victoria (Australia) Government agencies established in 1992 Bendigo Government-owned companies of Victoria (Australia) {{watersupply-stub

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