PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS
Books
Merri Creek: a Ribbon of Nature in Melbourne’s North
MCMC, November 2023
$65 plus postage from the Friends of Merri Creek on-line shop
Creek Life: Flora & Fauna of the Merri Creek Valley - 2nd Edition
Brett Marshall & Brian Bainbridge, MCMC, November 2019.
$20.00 plus postage.
Available from MCMC Office, CERES Nursery or Friends of Merri Creek on-line shop
Leaflets
This leaflet outlines how dogs can be managed along the Merri Creek in ways that support local wildlife and ensure that volunteers and park workers can avoid the ‘yuk’ factor.
Strategies, Plans and Guidelines
Securing the Southern Metapopulations of the Growling Grass Frog in the Merri Creek
Author: MCMC in collaboration with Stakeholders
Merri Creek Trail Review Final Report
Thompson Berrill Landscape design P/L October 2007. For Cities of Darebin, Moreland and Yarra.
Upper Merri Biodiversity Network Plan
July 2009.
Development Guidelines for the Merri Creek
Prepared for MCMC by Pia Herbet & Lester Townsend, Integrated Urban Management, 2004.
Merri Creek and Environs Strategy 2009-2014
You can also read this publication in our website pages
Indigenous Planting Guides
Merri Creek Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Planting Guide
This guide lists appropriate plant species and placement within the zones of aquatic and semi-aquatic profiles.
Revised Merri Creek Local Native Plants Guide
Revised Table A in Sept 2015 from Development Guidelines for the Merri Creek.
Wildlife & Habitat Guide for Merriang Landholders
Practical management tips for landholders in the Volcanic Plain north & west of Melbourne.
Merriang District Landcare Group, DSE, MCMC & City of Whittlesea 2008. A modified version of the guide is available on a series of pages on our website
Merriang Plants for Landcare
MCMC & Merriang District Landcare Group, 1999.
Free from MCMC office
Gardening with Indigenous Plants in Moreland
MCMC & Moreland City Council, 2005. Download from the Merri-Bek City Council website
Environmental Education
MCMC is looking forward to finding out more about the current state of fauna in the grasslands around Melbourne in 2022, as our skilled Ecological Restoration staff carry out contract work for the following species and clients:
- Surveys of Growling Grass Frog, Striped Legless Lizard and Golden Sun Moth at Beveridge Recreation Reserve, for Mitchell Shire Council.
- Monitoring of Golden Sun Moth at a grassland offset site in Craigieburn for Hume City Council.
- Monitoring of reptiles at new conservation reserves in the Merri Creek catchment and in the west of Melbourne, for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Photo: Bougainville’s Skink Lerista bougainvillii, found under a survey tile
Evaluation of community engagement activities: 'Making Friends for Urban Grasslands'
Brian Bainbridge & Dimi Bouzalas, MCMC 2007.
Putting Down Roots
An Environmental Education Resource for Adult English as a Second Language (ESL). Rob Julian, MCMC, 2004.
Water Education Manual for Early Childhood
Moonee Ponds Creek Crusaders' Teacher's Water Education Manual for Kindergarten – Grade 2 (2010).
Water Education Manual for Upper Primary School
Moonee Ponds Creek Crusaders' Teacher's Water Education Manual for Grade 5-6 (2010).
While walking or cycling along Merri Creek you may be aware of the indigenous plantings, constructed wetlands and the animal life of the creek corridor. But there is an underlying element to this - the Merri valley contains many millions of years of history and secrets.
Waterway Health Reports
Pesticide Detectives - Round 3 results
Sediment samples have been collected from Five Mile Creek in Essendon and sent off for testing as part of the fantastic Pesticide Detectives program. The positive news is that, as with the results from Merri Creek late last year, there were no pesticides found in the sample.
Pesticides Detectives
The ecological effects of pesticides in waterways was explored as part of an exciting citizen science project called Pesticide Detectives in 2019. This federally funded program is a collaboration between RMIT University and citizen science volunteers.
Ecological Restoration Reports
MCMC Site Information Notes
These site information notes from 2009 summarise six long term MCMC ecological restoration projects on the Merri:
Ngarri-djarrang in Reservoir - the restoration of an urban Native Grassland
Rotunda Wetland in Clifton Hill - the creation of small wetland in inner Melbourne
Moomba Park in Fawkner - the creation of a diverse woodland habitat
Rushwood Drive Reserve in Craigieburn - the restoration of a critical patch of remnant grassland and riparian habitat
Merri Park Wetland in Northcote - the creation of a small diverse wetland in an urban retarding basin
Galada Tamboore in Campbellfield / Thomastown - a special place for the traditional owners of this area, the Wurundjeri people
Other MCMC site reports
Beveridge Recreation Reserve Management Plan 2010-2015 A report for Mitchell Shire Council (2010)
MCMC Ecological Restoration Trials
These MCMC reports were produced as part of individual grants-funded projects:
Gorse monitoring in native grassland: Aerial photograph interpretation and volunteer involvement, Kalkallo Common, Kalkallo (2011)
Sodic & Dispersive Soils
Sodic and Dispersive Soils in the Merri Creek Catchment
A presentation made by eminent soil scientist Dr Robert van de Graaff in October 2019 to an MCMC workshop on Sodic & Dispersive Soils of the Upper Merri. Due to the geological and climate history of the Merri Creek catchment, most soils in the catchment are sodic and thus highly susceptible to erosion. These soils present major challenges for urban development and until now have been largely overlooked.
Out of print
Plants of the Merri Merri
Rebecca Wigney (ed), MCMC & Friends of Merri Creek, 1994. Check your local library
People of the Merri Merri - the Wurundjeri in Colonial Days
Peter Christiansen & Isabel Ellender, MCMC, 2000. This book is out of print. Check your local library for a copy.
The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage of the Merri Merri Creek
Isabel Ellender, MCMC, 1997. Contact us for a one-off photocopy: $16.50
See 1993 Merri Creek Concept Plan Reports – Here
Also see MCMC Digital Resources – Here
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