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We acknowledge and respect the Wurundjeri people, the Traditional Owners, as the original custodians of the land and waters, including the Moonee Ponds Creek. We acknowledge their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We honour their Elders, past and present, whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
We acknowledge and respect the Wurundjeri people, the Traditional Owners, as the original custodians of the land and waters, including the Moonee Ponds Creek. We acknowledge their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We honour their Elders, past and present, whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
Actively work to improve the Creek’s environment, biodiversity and habitat.
The Moonee Ponds Creek runs for 35km from Oaklands Junction to the Yarra River. See Moonee Ponds Creek Catchment.
Check out our gallery to see just some of the Creek’s residents and visitors.
The Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek Inc (FoMPC) is a community group working to protect and enhance the Moonee Ponds Creek and its environs.
Our aim is to develop the Creek and its immediate environment so that it can best support the native flora and fauna, to create a wildlife corridor (biolinks) and to provide a valuable natural resource for the local community to enjoy.
We do this by working closely with the relevant Councils, Melbourne Water, Landcare and other organisations on multiple projects along the Creek corridor from its source above Greenvale to its junction with the Yarra River in Docklands.
To many Melburnians, the Moonee Ponds Creek is the waterway that runs alongside the freeway leading to Melbourne Airport. Relatively few people are familiar with other sections of the creek, or are aware of the numerous works that have been undertaken along the length of the creek and on its tributaries since the latter part of the 19th century. As early as 1837 the Creek was depicted as a sinuous waterway with waterholes strung along its length forming a ‘chain of ponds’.
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