Welcome

The Merri Creek runs for approximately 70 kms, beginning near Heathcote Junction, a small town on Melbourne's northern outskirts, and joining the Yarra River at Dight's fall, Collingwood.

Friends of Merri Creek are a community group that has actively worked since 1988 to restore and protect the Merri Creek, its environs and tributaries.

Group activities include:

- Plantings, weedings and hands-on activities
- Litter blitzes
- Water Quality Testing
- Bird surveys
- Talks, Walks and Tours
- Campaigns against major threats to the Creek
- Community Education and Planning

A picture of the Merri Creek near Galada Tamboore

The Merri Creek at Galada Tamboore (Wurundjeri language for "stream waterhole") in Campbellfield/Thomastown.