Frequent Trader and Large Water Owner information published on 15 January 2025.

The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) has published two water trade information reports on the Victorian Water Register website. These are:

• Large Water Owners – the names of individuals and companies that own more than 2% of high-reliability water shares in the Goulburn or the Murray systems above and below the Barmah Choke, as of 1 July 2024.
• Frequent Traders – the names of individuals and companies that have made more than 20 priced allocation trades (bought or sold) within, from or to the Goulburn water system and/or the Murray water system during the 2024–25 water year (as of 31 December 2024).

Large Water Owner information for businesses has been reported since the 2019–20 irrigation season. From 2025 onwards this report will also include names of individuals. This report will continue to be published annually.

The January 2025 Frequent Traders report is the first time this information has been published, following the Minister’s announcement of this change in July 2024. The Frequent Traders report will be updated quarterly.

The regular release of the Large Water Owner and Frequent Trader reports reflects the Victorian Government’s commitment to improving the transparency of Victorian water market information. These reports complement a range of information already published on the Victorian Water Register, such as reports on broker compliance, annual trade and market trends.

The Frequent Trader report can be read here.

The latest Large Water Owners report can be read here.

Contact the water register support team on waterregister.support@deeca.vic.gov.au if you have any queries.