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Waterwatch Merri and Moonee Ponds covers the areas within the Merri Creek and Moonee Ponds Creek catchments as well as the lower Yarra River.
In addition to Melbourne Water and the Federal Governments 'Caring for our Country' initiative, the program is supported by eight local councils: Darebin; Hume; Melbourne; Mitchell; Moonee Valley; Moreland; Whittlesea; and Yarra.
Merri Creek Management Committee provides a home base, infrastructure and support for the Waterwatch Coordinator and Education Officer.
Merri Creek Management Committee Incorporated (MCMC) is an environmental coordination and management agency formed in 1989 to achieve a shared vision for the waterway corridors of the Merri Creek Catchment. Its members include all municipalities in the catchment: Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Whittlesea, Yarra and Mitchell, plus the Friends of Merri Creek and, since 2006, the Friends of Wallan Creek. Representatives of these member groups form the Committee of Management that guides MCMC’s activities.
MCMC's primary aim is to ensure the preservation of natural and cultural heritage, and the ecologically sensitive restoration, development and maintenance of the Merri Creek and tributaries, their corridors and associated ecological communities. It employs specialist and dedicated staff and its programs are funded by Council members, by state and federal grant programs, by competitively won tenders, by grants from philanthropic organisations and through sponsorship.
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