Sunbury Water Board

Full description

The Sunbury Water Board was constituted under the provisions of the Water and Sewerage Authorities (Restructuring) Act 1983 by Order-in Council of 6 December, 1983 (Gazetted 14 December 1983) to succeed the following authorities with effect from 1 January , 1984.

Name of Body and Date Constituted -

Sunbury Waterworks Trust VA 4771 - 25 Februay, 1905
Sunbury Sewerage Authority VA 4772 - 17 August, 1971

Water Reform
Under Section 8 of the Water and Sewerage Authorities (Restructuring) Act 1983 (No. 9895) many Waterworks Trusts and Sewerage Authorities were abolished. Water Boards replaced Waterworks Trusts and Sewerage Authorities, or the functions were transferred to Municipalities. Further reforms in the 1990's led to the amalgamation of many of the Water Boards created after 1983.

Abolition

The Sunbury Water Board was abolished in 1991 and its functions were transferred to the Macedon Region Water Authority VA 4766.