Merri Creek Management Committee

Discovering the Frogs of Whittlesea free event

Growling Grass Frog juvenile Join Waterwatch and the Merri Creek Management Committee for a night of frog discovery. Learn to recognise different frog calls and help collect important data for the frog census including using the Frog Census app. There will be a presentation and a walk around the wetland.
Families are most welcome.
The event involves walking, at times in the rain, so please bring weather appropriate clothing for the event. (Frogs love rain so don’t be put off by a rainy evening, this event will still go ahead.) This event is proudly supported by the City of Whittlesea and ParksVic

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Discovering the Frogs of Edwardes Lake free event

common froglet mcmc Wednesday 4 October from 6-7:30pm. Come along for a free family friendly and fun walk and talk to discover more about local frogs at the Leamington Street/Edwardes Lake Wetlands. Bookings essential.

2017 Epping North Frog Census free event

Pobblebonk frog in wetland

Join Waterwatch and the Friends of Growlers Grasslands for a night of frog discovery at Lehmanns Park in Epping North. October 12, 2017 from 6:30pm

Frog census with the Friends of Edgars Creek

Growling Grass Frog metamorph by G Heard Thursday 9 November, Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street Reservoir, 6-7.30pm.

Join Waterwatch and the Friends of Edgars Creek for a night of frog discovery. Learn to recognise different frog calls and help collect important data for the frog census including using the exciting new Melbourne Frog Census app. Booking essential.

Merri Woodlands Catch a (Bird) Wave

Enhanced Pic of Fantail Cuckoo v2

Has thirty years of restoration of the Merri Creek made a difference? Woodland birds think so! Friends of Merri Creek quarterly birdwatch data give us a wildlife ‘census’ at the Merri Creek woodlands in Fawkner and Reservoir. These woodland have expanded by thirty hectares in thirty years. Up to 33 woodland birds now use the tree canopy, understorey shrubs, native groundcover and sparse leaf-litter strewn ground.

Merri Open Space Under Threat

VicRoads land at McBryde Hood Streets Merri Creek open space is again under threat from a government authority declaring creek-side land 'surplus' to its requirements. In this latest case, VicRoads is preparing to sell land in Fawkner, zoned Public Park & Recreation Zone (PPRZ), for residential development. A sub-standard creek corridor reserve is part of the proposal. The lack of leadership and vision at the State-level for our waterway corridors is deeply worrying, especially when it concerns a creek of Merri Creek's significance.