The Freedom of Information Act 1982 allows public access to documents held by government entities, which includes right of access to documents held by East Gippsland Water.
A decision to release information is made by the Authorised Officer.
Freedom of Information requests must be made in writing to:
Freedom of Information Officer
East Gippsland Water
PO Box 52
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Freedom of Information requests can also be made by email to:
FOI@egwater.vic.gov.au
For more details about our Freedom of Information process, email us at foi@egwater.vic.gov.au or call us on 1800 671 841.
Related information:
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner – Freedom of Information
The following information is available on request, subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
A fee of $33.60 applies from 1 July 2025.
- A statement that declarations of pecuniary interests have been duly completed by all relevant officers (this is also covered in our Annual Report)
- A general statement on industrial relations within the entity and details of time lost through industrial accidents and disputes (this is also covered in our Annual Report)
Details of:
- Shares held by a senior officer as nominee or held beneficially in a statutory authority or subsidiary
- Publications produced by East Gippsland Water about itself and how these can be obtained (this is also covered in our Annual Report)
- Changes in prices, fees, charges, rates and levies charged by East Gippsland Water
- Any major external reviews carried out on East Gippsland Water
- Major research and development activities undertaken by East Gippsland Water
- Overseas visits undertaken including a summary of the objectives and outcomes of each visit.
- Major promotional, public relations and marketing activities undertaken by East Gippsland Water to develop community awareness of the corporation and its services (this is also covered in our Annual Report)
- Assessments and measures undertaken to improve the occupational health and safety of employees (this is also covered our Annual Report)
- A list of major committees sponsored by East Gippsland Water, the purposes of each committee and the extent to which the purposes have been achieved
- All consultancies and contractors including – consultants/contractors engaged, services provided and expenditure committed for each engagement (this is also covered on our Annual Report page).