This article is a reminder of important information regarding allocation trade closing and opening times for June and July 2025. For further information or assistance, reach out to the Victorian Water Register team on waterregister.support@delwp.vic.gov.au.
The Victorian Water Register, including MyWater and the Broker Portal, will close for 2024–25 end-of-year (EOY) processing at 12 noon Monday 30 June 2025.
Online applications to trade allocation within Victoria must be submitted by 12 noon on 30 June 2025 for processing in the 2024–25 water year.
Paper-based applications to trade allocation within Victoria must be lodged with the relevant water corporation by 5 pm on 20 June 2025. There is no guarantee that applications submitted after this time will be processed in the 2024–25 water year.
All applications to trade allocation interstate (where Victoria is involved), including those lodged online, will be processed manually from 5 pm on 26 June 2025. Note the final date for guaranteed processing of interstate allocation trades in the 2024-25 water year has passed (this was 5 pm 16 June 2025).
If you are trading allocation before the end of the water year, please be aware of these important closing times. More information on end of 2024–25 water year application processing is available here.
The Victorian Water Register, including My Water and the Broker Portal, will open for the commencement of the 2025–26 water year at 9 am on Tuesday 1 July 2025.
All trade applications will be processed as normal from this time, except for allocation trade applications in these categories described below:
It is currently expected that manual processing of Barmah or Goulburn-to-Murray trade applications will conclude on the afternoon or evening of Thursday 3 July 2025. At this time the Victorian Water Register will be closed for 30 minutes prior to the resumption of automated trade processing for trading zones affected by the Barmah and Goulburn-to-Murray trade openings. A notice will be posted on the Victorian Water Register website prior to this closure or in the event the expected time changes.
More information and frequently asked questions about the trade application process for Barmah and Goulburn-to-Murray trade openings is available here.
Further detail on trade opening information for the start of the 2025–26 water year is available here, including further information about the Barmah and Goulburn-to-Murray trade application process and information about expected opening trade opportunities.