01What changes in Melbourne
Victoria’s current permanent water-saving rules say drinking water must not generally be used to clean hard surfaces such as concrete, paths, driveways, tiles and decks. Published exceptions include hazards, seasonal surface staining and construction or renovation; where an exception applies, a high-pressure cleaner delivering no more than nine litres per minute must be used if available. Windows are treated differently, and the rules do not apply in the same way to rainwater, greywater, bore water or recycled water.
A Melbourne campaign therefore needs to ask whether the request concerns building exteriors, windows or hard surfaces and what water source is proposed. Coverage from Werribee and Craigieburn to Dandenong and Ringwood should follow genuine crew capacity, not a city-wide urgent-service claim.
