During the month of May 2011 there were two different sightings of a platypus in Merri Creek, both about 500 metres north of Moreland Rd in a similar area to the one seen by MCMC Admistration Officer, Ray Radford, in September 2010. However, the later sightings were both around 7am, whereas the 2010 sighting was around 3pm.
In early May, Lori Arthur watched a platypus about 20-25cm long swimming pretty quickly upstream in a direct line for a couple of minutes before losing sight of it when it dived. She said: “It was very exciting to see a platypus in Merri Creek and it’s a really positive sign for the work done to improve the creek corridor.”
About three weeks later, Julian Reichl was very surprised to be able to watch a platypus about 30-40 cm long for about 5 minutes. The platypus was feeding its way upstream, first hovering in the current, then ducking under, before reappearing about 10 metres upstream, then repeating this, working its way upstream for about 50 metres.
See a web version of these fabulous panels which celebrate the outstanding community achievement since 1975 in transforming Merri Creek from a weed-smothered drain to a much-loved waterway running through a bushland corridor: 
Merri Creek Management Committee. 2 Lee St, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia 3057