Merri Creeek Management Committee

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land of the Merri Merri.

Swamp Wallaby Bababi Marning 12 7 15To better understand the movements of Swamp Wallabies along Merri Creek, sightings from a variety of sources, including MCMC's fauna records, have been documented by a volunteer in a most interesting blog: Swamp Wallaby movements on Lower Merri Creek.

This blog reveals two areas along Merri Creek where sightings of Swamp Wallabies are concentrated, and areas where  sightings are much rarer. It also discusses hazards, the revegetation along the creek since 1988, problems caused by dogs, and the lessons for better management of Swamp Wallaby habitat.


Merri Events Calendar

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09 Sep 2026
09:30AM - 11:30AM
FoMC Coburg Lake & Surrounds - Wednesday Working Bee

11 Sep 2026
09:30AM - 11:30AM
FoMC Coburg Lake & Surrounds - Friday Working Bee

13 Sep 2026
08:45AM - 10:30AM
FoMC Merri BirdWatch Survey #3 2026

13 Sep 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
FoMC @ Edgars Creek - Planting Event

13 Sep 2026
10:00AM - 11:30AM
MCMC: Central Creek Reservoir (Ngarri-djarrang) Community Litter Clean-Up

16 Sep 2026
09:30AM - 11:30AM
FoMC Coburg Lake & Surrounds - Wednesday Working Bee

18 Sep 2026
09:30AM - 11:30AM
FoMC Coburg Lake & Surrounds - Friday Working Bee

20 Sep 2026
08:45AM - 10:30AM
FoMC Merri BirdWatch Survey #3 2026 (Cont.)

20 Sep 2026
10:00AM - 12:30PM
FoMC Strettle Wetland - iNaturalist Bioblitz

20 Sep 2026
10:00AM - 12:30PM
FoMC Strettle Bioblitz 2026: Learning about life at Strettle Reserve

Wurundjeri panel - featureSee 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: fronts of panels (17MB file); backs of panels (9MB file).

The two metre size panels were originally displayed at libraries and other public places throughout the Merri Creek catchment over 16 months until late 2016, in celebration of MCMC's 25th Anniversary. 

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