A very special place for me that I want to keep beautiful
Western Urban Rivers Network
To connect communities working to protect and restore our rivers.
Project details
Suggested by: Helen
Project partner: Environmental Justice Australia
Region
Western Metro
Budget
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158 votes received
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Across the west communities are coming together and working to protect and restore their local rivers, creeks and wetlands. Our project will build on and deepen networks connecting these passionate local communities and advocate for new laws that revive our waterways and suburbs. The Western Urban Rivers Network will bring people together face-to-face and online, it will train volunteers and create shared resources. This network will structure and formalise community ‘voices’ for the rivers and creeks of the west, contributing to protection and restoration of these key local assets and embedding supports to this community advocacy.
The rivers and waterways of Melbourne’s west are well loved major natural and community assets. These places are facing considerable urban and development pressures. There are plans and strategies for their protections and restoration but without community-based organisations coming together to stand up and care for these places they will continue to be compromised. Newer communities in the west will not learn about them. Plans and strategies will be not be effective. This project will build on existing momentum from the ‘rivers of the west’ network, strengthening links between groups and building up skills and space for advocacy and community
Project details
Suggested by: Helen
Project partner: Environmental Justice Australia
Region
Western Metro
Budget
Votes
158 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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Fantastic project, with dedicated and passionate volunteers. Results over the years have been remarkable, may it continue with much needed financial support.
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Great project, so many benefits
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Water is life nothing lives without it - great idea to make a waterway network.
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Creeks in the West are important corridors for native plants and animals. We need to protect them.
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Water is Life.
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Terrific idea. The revitalisation of Merri Creek shows that we CAN regenerate natural beauty. Kororoit Creek has some wonderful areas that could become stunning if given care and attention.
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Stoney Creek in Sunshine needs urgent cleaning, revegetation and litter traps
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Such an important project. Clean waterways in the West are vital.
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Steele Creek needs all the help it can get.
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Happy to support this project ...a much-needed one when our rivers, creeks, oceans are currently under such enormous pressure.
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I’m assuming that includes the Moonee Ponds Creek?
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I'd love to vote for this project, it's a great idea, but not in my region.
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Great idea our creeks and rivers need LOTS of help. They provide habitat for our local wild life and are great places to walk and ride beside.
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ChristineWlod
05 Sep 2018
An amazing Project idea, with a group of dedicated volunteers.
May they have as much success with this project as they have with other projects.
A haven for local flora and fauna!