THE completion of the $80.5 million south west Loddon pipeline has been officially announced.

The project, which was initiated during the drought in 2015, connects the Grampians Wimmera and Goulburn water supply systems and covers an area of 1,670 square kilometres (about a quarter of the Loddon shire) in the Inglewood, Newbridge, St Arnaud and Wedderburn regions.

It is expected to service more ...