Water and Environmental Regulation Annual report 2025–26

Annual report
Details of our performance and achievements this financial year.
First published: 22 October 2026
Last updated:
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Our 2025–26 annual report tells our Department’s story as we work towards our Strategic Intent: Beyond 2050 – our long-term vision for Western Australia’s environment, water resources and communities to 2050 and beyond.

Highlights

  • Strategic Intent: Beyond 2050
  • Healthy Estuaries WA
  • Fitzroy–Derby water resources management plan
  • Community Water Supplies Partnership program
  • Climate Adaptation Strategy progress report
  • Climate Science Initiative
  • Waterwise action plan 3
  • Green Energy Approvals Initiative
  • Carbon Innovation Grants Program
  • Priority Approvals
  • Environment Online
  • WA Vegetation Extent (WAVE) pilot
  • Containers for Change expansion
  • Caring for Country: 10 Year Transformation Strategy

We also support the Waste Authority, Environmental Protection Authority, Keep Australia Beautiful Council and Cockburn Sound Management Council in their key roles.

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