The 2026 YWP Regional Tour will travel through the Yarra Valley and surrounding regions to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities across drinking water, wastewater, and catchment systems. From First Nations water stewardship and cultural connections through to treatment, trade waste, and large-scale supply infrastructure, this tour provides a holistic view of how water systems support growing regional communities.
Accommodation will be at the RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort. The resort offers a wide range of recreational facilities, including: Fitness centre, Bocce court, Sauna, Steam room, 25m indoor swimming pool, Spa, tennis courts, Croquet lawn Lawn bowls, Games room, Billiards room and Mountain bikes.
| 7.00am | Depart Southern Cross Railway station bus terminal |
| 9.30am | Tour opening - Welcome to Country and immersive experience on Country - Coranderrk |
| 11.45am | Healesville sewage treatment plant tour |
| 1.00pm | Picnic lunch |
| 3.30pm | Four Pillars Gin Distillery - presentation and gin tasting |
| 4.45pm | Check into accommodation at Healesville Country Club and Resort |
| 6.30pm | Group dinner at the resort |
| 7.30am | Buffet breakfast at the resort |
| 9.45am | Goulburn Valley Water bushfire response, reflection and recovery session - GV Water treatment facility & Alexandra Lookout |
| 11.15am | Eildon spillway site visit - Goulburn Murray Water and Rubicon |
| 11.45am | Lunch at Goulburn Murray Water Offices - presentations by Rubicon and Goulburn Murray Water |
| 2.30pm | Yan Yean treatment plant site visit - Melbourne Water |
| 5.30pm | Arrive at Southern Cross Railway Station bus terminal |
| Registration Type | Member | Non-Member | Concession* |
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All inclusive tour registration - Shared Accommodation (twin room)
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$480 | $660 | $430 |
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All inclusive tour registration - Single Accommodation
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$630 | - | - |
Includes: all coach transport, accommodation, catering, gin tasting and site visits.
* Delegates must be an AWA concession member (under 25 years, fulltime student, retired or unemployed) to receive concession member rates.
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