The purpose of the Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC) is to lead, in partnership, the preservation of the natural heritage, ecological restoration and repair, and community stewardship, and support the preservation of cultural heritage, of the Merri Creek and tributaries, their corridors, and association ecological communities.

MCMC acknowledges that the Merri Creek flows through the cultural landscape of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and that recognition, reconciliation, and engagement with First Peoples is necessary to achieve its purpose.

To achieve its purpose, MCMC will:

• Consult, coordinate, inform, advise, collaborate with, and provide a forum for member organisations and other stakeholders to work together.
• Participate in strategic and statutory planning and development assessment processes at local, state, and federal government levels.
• Advocate for policy, development, and resource allocation decisions.
• Undertake conservation, repair, and restoration programs and works.
• Develop and maintain skills and expertise in ecological restoration of waterway corridors and share these with member organisations and other stakeholders within and beyond the Merri catchment.
• Inform, engage, educate, and encourage participation by the community.
• Support and help facilitate creek-focused community groups to establish and develop skills.
• Advocate for the consolidation and expansion of public open space, for recreation and ecological purposes, along the Creek corridor, particularly in urban and urban fringe areas.
• Undertake and support research and monitoring.
• Maintain a gift fund known as the Merri Creek Environment Fund.

This statement of purpose applies to the Merri Creek and its catchment, including its tributaries and their sub-catchments.