Merri Creek runs adjacent to the Campbellfield industrial estate. It runs through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne including Coburg, Northcote, Clifton Hill before joining the Yarra River at Dights Falls. The Yarra River runs through Richmond, Burnley, South Yarra, and the CBD then flows into the Port Phillip Bay.
Friends of Merri Creek
Friends of Merri Creek are a volunteer community group that has played an active and passionate role since 1988 in helping rehabilitate the Creek from a weed-infested drain to bushland haven
Indigenous Heritage
The Wurundjeri-willam were the original occupants of what are now the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Their name comes from the Aboriginal word wurrun, which means ‘white gum tree’. The Wurundjeri-willam was a clan consisting of a number of extended families. They were one of a number of clans that made up the Woi-wurrung language group of the Kulin nation. Present day Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are the descendants of the Wurundjeri-willam and are the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of the Merri Merri.
Recreation
Merri Creek, the Yarra and Port Phillip Bay are recreational areas used for water activities including swimming, walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and picnic areas.
Fauna
A range of creatures call the Merri Creek corridor home – from blue banded bees, to water rats to rock wallabies. Much of Friends of Merri Creek work is about supporting the biodiversity that will allow these populations to survive and grow including two endangered species – the Golden Sun Moth and the Growling Grass Frog.
Local Chemical Facilities
Local chemical facilities include Integra Water as discussed on our separate page.