Our Price List 2026/27

Notice is hereby given by the Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation (GMW) of the making of a resolution setting and adopting the fees and charges in this Price List and Schedule of Charges (Schedule).

All fees and charges are set for services and works provided by GMW for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 except as otherwise provided. All prices are exempt from GST.

Annual Fees and Charges

Valid from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.

CUSTOMER
Fee / Charge Unit $
Customer $ / Customer 150.00
Water Register $ / Entitlement 15.71
LEGEND
HA Hectares
kL Kilolitres
km Kilometres
ML Megalitres

Water Delivery Fees and Charges

Goulburn Murray Irrigation District

Shepparton, Central Goulburn, Rochester, Loddon Valley, Murray Valley, Torrumbarry
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Service Point - D&S $ / Each 145.00
Service Point - Local Operate $ / Each 585.00
Service Point - Remote Operate $ / Each 1,255.00
Infrastructure Access  1 $ / ML/day 3,102.00
Infrastructure Use  1 $ / ML 6.26
Casual Infrastructure Use

$ / ML

 52.79
Distribution Access $ / ML/day 3,102.00
Distribution Use $ / ML 6.26
Delivery Share Reservation $ / ML/day 3,102.00
Termination 2 $ / ML/day 31,020.00

 

Woorinen
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Service Point - D&S $ / Each 145.00
Service Point - Local Operate $ / Each 1,010.00
Service Point - Remote Operate $ / Each 1,255.00
Infrastructure Access  1 $ / ML / day 5,040.00
Infrastructure Use   1 $ / ML 31.59
Casual Infrastructure Use $ / ML 107.19
Delivery Share Reservation $ / ML / day 5,040.00
Termination 2 $ / ML / day 50,400.00

Nyah Irrigation District
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Service Point - D&S $ / Each 145.00
Service Point - Local Operate $ / Each 585.00
Infrastructure Access  1 $ / ML / day 4,810.00
Infrastructure Use   1 $ / ML 36.83
Casual Infrastructure Use $ / ML 108.98
Delivery Share Reservation $ / ML / day 4,810.00
Termination 2 $ / ML / day 48,100.00

Tresco Irrigation District
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Service Point - D&S $ / Each 145.00
Service Point - Local Operate $ / Each 585.00
Infrastructure Access  1 $ / ML / day 5,878.00
Infrastructure Use 1 $ / ML 21.59
Casual Infrastructure Use $ / ML 109.76
Delivery Share Reservation $ / ML / day 5,878.00
Termination 2 $ / ML / day 58,780.00

Surface Drainage Fees and Charges     

Goulburn Murray Irrigation District

Murray Valley - East
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 16.74
Water Use $ / ML 1.92
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

 

Shepparton - East
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 17.88
Water Use $ / ML 2.04
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

Central Goulburn - Central
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 12.84
Water Use $ / ML 1.62
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

Rochester-Campaspe - Central
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 12.52
Water Use $ / ML 1.56
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

Loddon Valley - West
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 8.86
Water Use $ / ML 2.93
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

Torrumbarry - West
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 7.59
Water Use $ / ML 1.26
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

Tyntynder
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 24.69
Water Use $ / ML 4.15
Drainage Diversion Site $ / Each 55.00

Subsurface Drainage Fees and Charges

Goulburn Murray Irrigation District

Murray Valley - East
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 5.25
Municipal Area  $ / HA  20.98

Central Goulburn - Central
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 5.71
Water Use $ / ML 0.87
Municipal Area $ / HA 22.82

Rochester - Central
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 5.71
Water Use $ / ML 0.87
Municipal Area  $ / HA 22.82

Woorinen
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Area $ / HA 3.77
Water Use $ / ML 1.50

 Nyah Irrigation District

Nyah
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Water Use $ / ML 10.63

Tresco Irrigation District

Tresco
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Subsurface Drainage $ / ML 4.32

 Diversions

Diversion Fees and Charges
Fee / Charge Unit Regulated Waterways 5 Unregulated Waterways 6 Groundwater 7 Shepparton Irrigation
Region Groundwater
Service Point - Unmetered

$ / Each

 130.00 130.00 130.00 N/A
Service Point - Metered (excluding D&S) $ / Each 585.00 585.00 585.00 N/A
Access $ / Each Service Point 188.00 71.00 126.00 63.00
Resource Management $ / ML N/A 3.56 4.88 0.77

Water Supply District  Fees and Charges
Fee / Charge Unit  East Loddon  Mitiamo Normanville Tungamah East Loddon (North)  West Loddon
Service Point $ / Each 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 N/A N/A
Water Allowance Storage $ / ML 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05
Infrastructure Access $ / kL / day 67.06 214.00 197.00 114.00 N/A N/A
Infrastructure Access $ / HA N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.84 3.31
Infrastructure Use $ / ML 113.22 33.64 176.28 89.90 N/A N/A
Distribution Access $ / ML / day N/A 214.00 N/A N/A 3,102.00 N/A
Distribution Use $ / ML N/A 33.64 N/A N/A 6.26 N/A
Excess $ / ML 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00

Loch Garry Flood Protection District
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Flood Protection $ / HA 2.88

Entitlement Storage Fees and Charges
Fee / Charge Unit Broken Basin Goulburn Basin Campaspe Basin Loddon Basin Bullarook Basin Murray Basin Ovens Basin
High Reliability Water Share Entitlement Storage $ / ML 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.63 10.63
Low Reliability Water Share Entitlement Storage $ / ML 5.82 5.82 5.82 5.82 5.82 2.98 N/A
Spill Reliability Water Share Entitlement Storage $ / ML N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.98
Above Entitlement Storage $ / ML N/A 5.82 5.82 N/A N/A 2.98 N/A

Bulk Water Fees and Charges
Fee / Charge Unit Broken Basin Goulburn Basin Campaspe Basin Loddon Basin Bullarook Basin Murray Basin Ovens Basin
Very High Reliability Entitlement $ / ML N/A 10.31 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
High Reliability Entitlement $ / ML 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 10.42 10.42
Low Reliability Entitlement $ / ML 5.71 5.71 5.71 5.71 5.71 2.92 N/A
WR Equivalent Entitlement $ / ML N/A 12.56 N/A N/A N/A 12.19 N/A
Coliban Capacity Share Source $ / ML N/A N/A 9.85 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Above Entitlement Storage $ / ML N/A 5.71 5.71 N/A N/A 2.92 N/A

Regional Urban Storage Ancillary Fees
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Regional Urban Storage Ancillary Fee $ / ML 10.00

Houseboats

Houseboat Fees and Charges
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Category 1: A trailable boat able to be transported without the need for a Vic Roads permit (not upgradeable) - Maximum size 10m x 3.5m Ea 530.00
Category 2: One enclosed level, non trailable (not upgradeable) - Maximum size 10.6m x 4.5m Ea 976.00
Category 3: Two or more enclosed levels (upgradeable) - Maximum size 10.6m x 4.5m
OR Houseboat with one enclosed level (upgradeable) - Maximum size 13.7m x 5.5m		 Ea 1,678.00
Category 4: Two or more enclosed levels (upgradeable) - Maximum size 13.7m x 5.5m OR One enclosed level (upgradeable) - Maximum size 15.2m x 6.25m Ea 2,305.00
Category 5: Two or more enclosed levels (upgradeable) - Maximum size 15.2m x 6.25m OR One enclosed level (upgradeable) - Maximum size 18.3m x 7.25m Ea 2,797.00
Category 6: Two enclosed levels (not upgradeable) - Maximum size 18.3m x 7.25m Ea 3,349.00
Category 7: Special - commercial vessel - Maximum size 20m x 8m Ea 3,909.00
 

Houseboat Application, Inspection and Transfer Fees
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Application fee for initial houseboat licence Ea 342.50
Inspection fee for both single and multi-deck houseboats at Eildon Ea 555.20
Inspection fee for both single and multi-deck houseboats at other locations Ea 782.50
Fee for transfer of houseboat licence to another person under regulation 12 Ea 342.50
Application fee for restricted term licence Ea 167.70

Miscellaneous Fees and Charges

Groundwater Fees and Charges

Groundwater Works Licence
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Construct Works Licence - Non Licensable Bore - Alter Existing / Issue New / Replace Existing / Amend Existing 72 Ea 355.00
Construct Works Licence - Non Licensable Bore - Renew Existing / Transfer Ownership  72 Ea 355.00
Construct Works Licence - Non Licensable Bore - Additional Bore 72 Ea 165.00
Construct Works Licence - Licensable Bore - Issue New / Alter Existing / Amend Existing  70 Ea 2,670.00
Construct Works Licence - Licensable Bore - Renew Existing / Transfer Ownership  70 Ea 325.00
Construct Works Licence - Licensable Bore - Replace Existing 70 Ea 1,380.00
Construct Works Licence - Licensable Bore - Additional Bore 70 Ea 165.00
Construct Works Licence - Decommission Works 76 Ea 355.00
Online - Construct a Domestic and Stock Bore Water register link Ea 255.30
Online - Amend and Renew a Domestic and Stock Bore Water register link Ea 86.90
Online - Construct an Investigation or Monitoring Bore Water register link Ea 255.30
Online - Amend and Renew an Investigation or Monitoring Bore Water register link Ea 86.90
 

Groundwater Take and Use Licence
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Licensable Bore - Issue New  91 Ea 2,885.00
Licensable Bore - Temporary Transfer Water Entitlement Tier 1  75GW Ea 325.00
Licensable Bore - Temporary Transfer Water Entitlement Tier 2  75GW Ea 2,515.00
Licensable Bore - Temporary Transfer Water Entitlement Tier 2B 75GW Ea 540.00
Permanent Transfer Water Entitlement  74GW Ea 2,885.00
Licensable Bore - Transfer Ownership / Transfer Extraction Share  93 Ea 325.00
Licensable Bore - Renew Existing  73GW Ea 930.00
Licensable Bore - Decrease Volume / Remove Land  91 Ea 325.00
Licensable Bore - Subdivide a Licence 78 Ea 1,710.00
Licensable Bore - Amalgamate Licences  77 Ea 1,710.00
Licensable Bore - Amend Existing  91 Ea 1,355.00

Private Dams
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Construct Works Licence - Licensable Dam - Alter Existing / Decommission Works / Issue New  60 Ea 1,875.00
Operate Works Licence - Licensable Dam - Issue New  61 Ea 1,350.00
Operate Works Licence - Licensable Dam - Renew Existing  62 Ea 1,100.00
Operate Works Licence - Licensable Dam - Transfer Ownership 62 Ea 230.00

 Regulated Rivers and Streams

Works Licence
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Construct Works Licence - Issue New  29 Ea 1,100.00
Construct Works Licence - Renew Existing  31 Ea 355.00
Operate Works Licence - Issue New 29 Ea 1,100.00
Operate Works Licence - Amend Existing / Renew Existing  31 Ea 935.00
Operate Works Licence - Transfer Ownership  31 Ea 230.00

Water Use Licence or Registration
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Issue New - with Field Inspection  23 Ea 935.00
Issue New - without Field Inspection 23 Ea 165.00
Vary Existing  24 Ea 165.00
Subdivide or Amalgamate - with Field Inspection 25A Lot 935.00
Subdivide or Amalgamate - without Field Inspection 25A Lot 165.00

Unregulated Rivers and Streams 

Works Licence
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Construct Works Licence - Alter Existing / Amend Existing / Issue New  90 Ea 1,380.00
Construct Works Licence - Transfer Ownership / Renew Existing 90 Ea 325.00
Construct Works Licence - Decommission Works  79 Ea 230.00

Take and Use Licence
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Issue New  71 Ea 2,425.00
Temporary Transfer Water Entitlement Tier 1  75SW Ea 325.00
Temporary Transfer Water Entitlement Tier 2  75SW Ea 2,260.00
Temporary Transfer Water Entitlement Tier 2B  75SW Ea 540.00
Permanent Transfer Water Entitlement  74SW Ea 2,425.00
Transfer Ownership / Transfer Extraction Share  93 Ea 325.00
Renew Existing  73SW Ea 930.00
Amalgamate Licences  77 Ea 1,710.00
Subdivide a Licence  78 Ea 1,710.00
Amend Existing  71 Ea 1,355.00
Decrease volume / Remove land 71 Ea 325.00
Private Right Determination  95 Ea 1,015.00
Waterway Determination  96 Ea 1,095.00
Waterway Determination Additional Assessment  96 Ea 605.00

Place of Take
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Trade of Extraction Share 16 Ea 234.40
Vary of Extraction Share 14 Ea 234.40
Issue New at New Service Point 20 Ea 234.40

Application Fees and Charges

Water Supply District
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Amalgamate Properties  171 Ea 440.00
Issue New  172 Ea 1,380.00
Subdivide a Property  170 Lot 440.00

Information Statements and Special Meter Readings
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Copy of Record Ea 39.00
Information Statement Ea 140.00
Information Statement Express Service Ea 210.00
Special Meter Reading Ea 140.00

Capital Charge for New Groundwater Entitlement per Megalitre of Licence Volume
MDBA Groundwater Sustainable Diversion Limit Zone Depth of Bore (m) Electro-conductivity (µS/cm) Cost per ML of Licence Volume ($)
Goulburn Murray Highlands N/A N/A 205.00
Goulburn Murray Sedimentary Plain <=25 N/A N/A
Goulburn Murray Sedimentary Plain >25 <4,800 1,545.00
Goulburn Murray Sedimentary Plain >25 >4,800 205.00

Irrigation Districts
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Amend District Boundary  150 Ea 715.00

Delivery Share
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Transfer  36 Ea 325.00
Vary Existing 35 Ea 325.00
Issue New  34 Ea 325.00
Reservation 34 Ea 325.00
Capacity Assessment N/A Ea 325.00

Private Works
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Issue New  130 Ea 1,730.00
Security Deposit  130 Ea 25% of job (min $1,000)
Supervision Fee  130 Ea 5% of job (min $330)
Transfer Ownership  131 Ea 230.00
Renew Existing  131 Ea 680.00
Installation of New Service Point 135 Ea 715.00

Supply Agreement
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Drainage Diversion - Issue New - without Field Inspection 143 Ea

280.00
Drainage Diversion - Issue New - with Field Inspection 143 Ea 680.00
Amend Existing / Issue New  141 Ea 605.00
Mobile Collection Issue New  142 Ea 260.00

Water Use Licence or Registration
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Issue New - with Field Inspection  23 Ea 935.00
Issue New - without Field Inspection  23 Ea 165.00
Vary Existing  24 Ea 165.00
Subdivide or Amalgamate - with Field Inspection 25A Lot 935.00
Subdivide or Amalgamate - without Field Inspection 25A Lot 165.00

Water Share and Allocation Applications 
Fee / Charge Form Unit Price ($)
Transfer a Water Share 1 Ea 234.40
Divide a Water Share  5 Ea 197.40
Consolidate Water Shares  6 Ea 197.40
Issue of a Water Share  7 Ea 234.40
Cancel a Water Share  8 Ea 234.40
Vary and / or Associate, or Revoke the Association of a Water Share  9 Ea 104.30
Limited Term transfer  10 Ea 234.40
Trade Water Allocation  39 Ea 104.30
Trade Water Allocation (submitted via My Water) 39 Ea 55.30

Recreation and Land Management Miscellaneous Fees

Works on Storage Perimeter Land Permit
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Application to Undertake Works or Maintenance on GMW Land (Works Approval Licence) Ea 265.00
 

 Additional Charges

Additional Charges
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Site assessment and supervision fee for construction of approved works Ea

5% of job ($330 min)
Security Deposit Ea 25% of job ($1,000 min)
Title Search (per search) Search 42.00
Company Search (per search) Search 42.00
Copy of Record Ea 39.00

 Event fees

Event Fees
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Application Processing Fee Ea 370.00
Event Fee Per Day Day 190.00
Commercial Event Fee Ea 1000.00
Annual Access Permit Fee Ea 1000.00

 Technical Advice for High Risk or Complex Applications

Technical Advice for High Risk or Complex Applications
Fee / Charge Unit Price ($)
Technical Advice for High Risk or Complex Applications Hour 165.00

 

Past price lists

The tariffs are set for services and works provided by the Corporation for the financial year periods, with some specific exceptions noted within individual advertisements.

2025/26 Prices and Schedule of Charges

2024/25 Prices and Schedule of Charges

Please contact   reception@gmwater.com.au to request copies of GMW's Price Lists from previous years.

Footnotes

  • Infrastructure fees for water delivery in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District (excluding Woorinen) are set for the period 15 August 2026 to 15 May 2027.
  • These fees are indicative: The figures shown will generally apply to terminations requested to apply within 6 months of a customer submitting a written information request. For terminations requested to apply more than 6 months after the written information request is submitted, the termination fee will be the fee that is applicable at the date of termination and calculated in accordance with Part 10 of the Water Charge Rules 2010 (Cth) as at the termination. This termination fee will form part of the Termination Information Statement given to the customer.
  • Prices applied only relate to the ‘Area Fee’ and ‘Water Use’ Fee. There are 8 Drainage Divisions. The Fees listed are for the 1st Division. Adjustments are made for other Divisions as applicable. Please refer to the ‘Tariff Procedures’ on our  Pricing webpage.
  • Prices applied are for Service Level A / Drainage Division 1. Adjustments are made for various Service Levels / Divisions in the applicable Areas. Please refer to the ‘Tariff Procedures’ on our  Pricing webpage.
  • Regulated Waterways are a natural system of streams, creeks and rivers that are controlled or ‘regulated’ water storages, enabling water to be released when it is required. These fees are payable by customers with regulated surface water licences.
  • These fees apply to water in unregulated waterways and other unregulated surface water. These fees are payable by customers with unregulated surface water licences.
  • These fees are applicable to groundwater diverters and payable by customers with groundwater licences.
  • East Loddon North and West Loddon prices applied for Infrastructure Access and Water Allowance Storage are as per Division 1. There are 4 Divisions and adjustments are made for the other Divisions as applicable. Please refer to the ‘Tariff Procedures’ on our  Pricing webpage.
  • These fees are prescribed under the Water (Lake Eildon Recreational Area) (Houseboats) Regulations 2024 (Vic).
  • The Water Share and Allocation Application fees recover the application fees prescribed by the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2017 (Vic). These fees are collected by GMW but payable to the Department.
  • Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2017 (Vic).