Stony Creek Rehabilitation Plan

Report on actions 

The fourth annual Report Card for the Stony Creek Rehabilitation Plan provides an update on the status and progress of actions from September 2023 to August 2024.

The Report Card outlines the work undertaken by Melbourne Water, Maribyrnong City Council, Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), the local community and research partners. This year, we have refreshed this webpage to show our progress against all actions in the Plan. Reporting against the plan will continue to occur annually through updates on this webpage. As of August 2024, 32 actions have been completed and 14 are in progress out of a total of 52 actions.

Some of the highlights are:

• Maribyrnong Council has constructed 3 WSUD features within the Stony Creek catchment, which will contribute to improving the water quality of urban stormwater entering the creek
• 6000 understory plants were planted along Stony Creek between Cala Street and Cruickshank Park as part of the DEECA Green Links Grant Program. This project was lead by Maribyrnong Council with support from Melbourne Water, however the key highlight was the amazing effort of the community who attended the community planting days to help improve habitat and biodiversity along Stony Creek

Waterway health

Action	Code	Lead	Support	Timeframe	Status information	Status
Investigate reasons for poor water quality (eg. low dissolved oxygen levels) in Stony Creek and develop options and/or strategies to improve them	WH1	Melbourne Water EPA Victoria	Maribyrnong City Council	2020	This action was completed in year 21/22: An investigative project was completed by RMIT University to understand key drivers of poor water quality in Stony Creek. The report provides recommendations on feasible options to address water quality issues, which are currently being utilised by Melbourne Water and the EPA Victoria to inform the management actions that will follow.  The report is available at: Stony Creek Contaminant Review.	Complete
Gain access to areas of the creek corridor that are in private ownership so that the creek’s health and public access to it can be managed in a connected way	WH2	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2029	Maribyrnong City Council’s Stony Creek Future Directions Plan 2020 includes a vision for a continuous public open space corridor along the creek to improve public access and connections along the creek.	In Progress
Ensure that planning controls are appropriate for long-term protection of Stony Creek and take action where these controls have been contravened eg. encroachment, filling etc	WH3	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2021	New planning controls are being created for the protection of 17 waterways in Victoria, including the Stony Creek. These new planning protections for the waterways are yet to be introduced into the Planning Scheme.	In Progress
Create off-stream habitats for frogs and birds	WH4	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council Community groups (eg. Friends groups) Public land managers Private landowners	2022	This action was completed in year 21/22: A Melbourne Water habitat and amenity improvement project was completed in 2022 that has provided bird and frog habitat through streamside revegetation, weed control and creation of a new frog pond at Drew Street, Yarraville. Over 2,000 native plants were established through the project along Stony Creek.  Frogs have successfully colonised the frog pond, and survey data continues to be collected through citizen science monitoring via the Frog Census App. A second frog pond was planned at Bishop Street, Yarraville and designed to be fed by a proposed Council raingarden. As the Bishop Street raingarden was unable to proceed (refer to WQ4), the connecting frog pond has likewise been discontinued.	Complete
Improve environmental flows in Stony Creek by removing upstream diversions to Kororoit Creek and  Maribyrnong River	WH5	Melbourne Water		2022	This action was completed in year 20/21: A feasibility assessment from Melbourne Water hydraulic engineers has determined that this proposal is not feasible. Modelling indicates that removing the existing upstream flow diversion to Kororoit Creek and the Maribyrnong River will result in an large increase in localised flooding. Reducing stormwater inputs to Stony Creek, as with other urban waterways, is the most meaningful contribution that can be made to improve waterway health. More details on Melbourne Water’s activities and targets in relation to urban stormwater can be sourced from the Melbourne Water 2018 Healthy Waterways Strategy.	Complete
Plant aquatic vegetation to promote oxygenation of the water and provide habitat for aquatic animals	WH6	Melbourne Water		2029	Following an initial assessment of suitable areas for instream aquatic vegetation, it has been agreed that a deeper assessment is required to align any instream planting with Melbourne Water’s flood management activities including channel desilt.	In Progress
Plant native vegetation to establish a continuous corridor along Stony Creek. Design revegetation to retain important sightlines in public areas	WH7	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council Community groups (eg. Friends groups) West Gate Tunnel Project Traditional Owner groups	2022	Maribyrnong City Council held community planting days and increased revegetated buffer along Stony Creek in Cruikshank Park funded under the Greenlinks grant with support from Melbourne Water. 6,000 understory plants have been planted between Cruickshank Park and Cala St, West Footscray with funding from a DEECA Green Link Grant. DEECAs More Trees for a Cooler Greener West funded the planting of 2,500 trees near Sara Grove, Tottenham. Friends of Stony Creek held 4 planting events at Stony Creek Reserve in Yarraville and 1 event along the creek in West Footscray. 300 plants were planted for each event. Friends of Cruikshank Park held 4 community planting days as part of their "Creating a Wildlife Corridor" program which aims to create a habitat corridor for all the insects, frogs, lizards, birds, bats and possums that live along our creek.	In Progress
Adjust/widen channel form  to allow for high catchment flows, slow flows to promote pollution capture, connection to floodplain for habitat purposes and introduce deeper pools to allow habitat diversity and accessible areas for desilting.	WH8	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council	2021	Land availability and flooding constraints severely limit opportunities to naturalise Stony Creek downstream of Paramount Road. In this area, efforts are focussed on habitat improvements through plantings and frog ponds (eg. WH 4, WH 7 and WH 10). Opportunities to naturalise the channel upstream of Paramount Road will be investigated if this area becomes publicly accessible in future (refer WH 3).	Under reassessment
Improve quality of Stony Creek to allow natural re-colonisation by native animals including fish	WH9	Melbourne Water		2020	To build on works to date, plans are underway to undertake comprehensive terrestrial and aquatic habitat assessments of Stony Creek. This will help inform future management actions.	In Progress
Control weeds throughout Stony Creek to maintain and improve habitat and contribute to overall amenity	WH10	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council Community groups (eg. Friends groups) Private landowners Public land managers Parks Victoria Hobsons Bay Council	2020	This action was completed in year 19/20: Weeds are controlled on a regular and ongoing basis through Melbourne Water’s and Maribyrnong Council’s programmed maintenance regimes. Melbourne Water placed all preventative maintenance along the creek on hold immediately following the Tottenham Fire in 2018. During April 2020, regimes were reviewed and reinstated along the creek. Locations and frequencies can be viewed on the Melbourne Water website: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/building-and-works/whats-happening-near-me#/map A Melbourne Water habitat and amenity improvement project is currently underway. The project includes riparian revegetation with 2000 plants established, invasive weed control and creation of off-stream habitat features until 2022.	Complete

Water Quality

Action	Code	Lead	Support	Timeframe	Status information	Status
Undertake catchment-wide stormwater quality and quantity planning to avoid implementation of solutions in an isolated fashion	WQ1	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water EPA Victoria Hobsons Bay Council Brimbank Council	2022	The Integrated Water Management Plan was endorsed by Maribyrnong City Council in May 2024. The plan considers key challenges such as population increase, rise in water demand, climate emergency adaption and waterway health as they relate to the water cycle. It outlines Council's local commitment to water planning and management over the next ten years. Melbourne Water, Maribyrnong Council and EPA are continuing to look into the feasibility of delivering the recommendations for managing key contaminants in Stony Creek from RMIT’s “Review of Historic and Recent Water Quality in Stony Creek”.	In progress
Install water quality sensors throughout the catchment to investigate sources of pollution and litter, and enable a targeted response	WQ2	Melbourne Water EPA Victoria	Maribyrnong City Council	2019	Phase 2 of Water Quality Sensor Project has commenced which involves detailed monitoring and investigation of smaller parts of the catchment based on the results of Phase 1 of the project. Testing week to occur in upcoming months. EPA continues to work with Melbourne Water, Maribyrnong City Council and Monash University on the water quality sensor project in the Stony Creek catchment. EPA has provided technical, scientific, operational advice and field support to the project to ensure the outcomes will help agencies better understand, investigate and prevent sources of pollution and litter. Phase 2 of Water Quality Sensor Project is now complete (late 2024). Report with key learnings and recommendations to be produced in the upcoming months.	In Progress
Work with industry to ensure compliance regarding stormwater management and pollution prevention	WQ3	EPA Victoria	Melbourne Water Maribyrnong City Council	2029 (Annual)	EPA has continued to utilise Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (Drones) Remote, and information from Local Intelligence Networks to ensure businesses in the Inner Western suburbs of Melbourne manage their sites in accordance with General Environmental Duty (GED), with a primary focus on stormwater and waste water controls.	In Progress
Implement Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) features in  appropriate  locations (e.g. raingardens, permeable pavements, road run-off diversion to median strips, swales, streetscape features etc.)	WQ4	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2029	Maribyrnong City Council submitted a grant application to Melbourne Water requesting funds to undertake an audit of the council-owned WSUD assets to determine if they are functioning as designed, or whether upgrade works were required, and to add these assets to Maribyrnong’s Asset Register. Council has integrated WSUD features in 2023 and 2024 as part of upgrade projects within the Stony Creek catchment and constructed the following WSUD features: • Birmingham St Park, Yarraville: above-ground rainwater gardens. • Beachley St, Braybrook shopfront renewal: small raingarden in carpark. • Western Reserve Park retarding basin, with stormwater conveyance swale and treatment. These will reduce the litter and pollutants within stormwater, and contribute to improving water quality in Stony Creek.	In progress
Provide incentives for private and public landholders to implement Stormwater quality improvement enter measures on their land	WQ5	Melbourne Water EPA Victoria	Maribyrnong City Council Private landholders Public Land Managers	2029 (Annual)	Melbourne Water continues to offer grants for initiatives ranging in scale from precinct to regional that facilitate multi-partner integrated water management (IWM), influence industry and address existing barriers to implementation. Maribyrnong City Council has committed to a number of actions in the endorsed Integrated Water Management Plan 2023-2033 regarding community education and information. These include working with Melbourne Water and EPA Victoria to align waterway and wetland health education information, such as the provision of water literacy information for schools, and to provide improved educational signage, such as at WSUD assets within the municipality.	In progress
Construct a wetland or similar water quality treatment asset to capture pollutants and litter from upstream tributaries and drains	WQ6	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2029	Maribyrnong Council continues to investigate options following the finalisation of the Integrated Water Management Plan.	In progress
Harvest stormwater where possible to reduce direct stormwater flows from drains into the creek and to irrigate parks and sports fields	WQ7	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2029	Further investigation of project options underway following finalisation of Integrated Water Management Plan 2023-2033.	In progress
Appoint a dedicated resource to coordinate new stormwater quality assets, inspect new assets and ensure appropriate maintenance	WQ8	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2020	This action was completed in year 19/20: A Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Officer commenced at Maribyrnong City Council in November 2019, with support from Melbourne Water’s Living Rivers program. The WSUD Officer developed draft WSUD Guidelines providing guidance for all new development to maximise retention and reuse of stormwater on site. The WSUD Officer coordinated Council’s internal management of stormwater assets and advancing stormwater capture and treatment in Council streetscape and park projects. (Note: WSUD Officer’s contract ended in 2022)	Complete
Place litter traps in appropriate places throughout the Stony Creek catchment	WQ9	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council EPA Victoria Brimbank Council	2021	Melbourne Water and Maribyrnong City Council continue to collaborate to deliver the recommendations from the RMIT “Stony Creek whole of system litter investigation & management Prioritisation” report. This includes developing campaigns to increase community education around litter and its impacts to the environment, and supporting coordinated clean-up activities. 4 planting events held by Friends of Stony Creek with support from Maribyrnong Council included removing 20 kg of rubbish and hard litter in and around Stony Creek. Clean Up Australia Day events were held at Cruickshank Park and Sara Grove with both friends groups (Cruickshank Park and Stony Creek) and 150kg of litter was removed from the creek and its immediate surrounds.	In progress
Regular reporting by Council and EPA on compliance with stormwater management regulations across the catchment	WQ10	Maribyrnong City Council EPA Victoria		2029 (Annual)	EPA received approximately 45 pollution reports in and around Stony Creek catchment for the financial year 2023/24, which included 27 follow up inspections, 13 remedial notices and 2 sanctions. EPA Victoria publishes annual statistics on inspections and pollution reports on an ongoing basis.	In progress

Education & Participation

Action	Code	Lead	Support	Timeframe	Status information	Status
Engage and educate industry about better practices	E1	EPA Victoria	Maribyrnong City Council	2029 (Annual)	EPA Officers and Officers for the Protection of the Local Environment (OPLE's), through both proactive and response inspections, continues to educate industry  on their environmental obligations.  EPA, as part of their  Annual Delivery Plan 2024-25, are adopting a stronger regulatory approach with industry by causing Victorians to act to prevent harm to human health and the environment. EPA's Western Metropolitan Region, Industry Guidance Unit (IGU), Public Affairs Branch (PAB), and other working groups, have been actively engaging with a wide range of industry groups, and individual business owners across Victoria.	In progress
Play-based learning and participatory community assets	E2	Maribyrnong City Council Education providers	Community groups		Maribyrnong City Council hosted three Junior Ranger events at Cruikshank Park and four community planting events with the Friends of Cruickshank Park. These community planting events with FOCP featured education opportunities including "The Story of Understory", National Bee Day, Vicki the Bug Lady, and Birdlife Bingo!	In Progress
More signage along the creek (especially in parks) about littering, impacts on stormwater, and directional signage to the community garden and other assets	E3	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne  Water EPA Victoria	2021	Maribyrnong City Council are planning to install interpretive signage on the benefits of raingardens following the completion of the first and subsequent raingardens along Stony Creek. Interpretive signage has been installed alongside the Drew Street frog pond by Melbourne Water on the design and intent of the biodiversity asset as part of WH4. The sign includes QR codes which link directly to the frog census page.	In progress
Community education around rainwater harvesting on residential sites – support for residents to invest in hardware	E4	Maribyrnong City Council		2020	This action was completed year 21/22: As part of its Sustainable Design Assessment in the Planning Process (SDAPP) program, Maribyrnong City Council has developed educational resources on stormwater management and water efficiency for planning applicants. These provide guidelines to assist implementation and outline mandatory requirements and best practice standards. Factsheets can be found on Council’s website at https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Building-and-Planning/Planning-Services/Planning-permits/Sustainable-Design-Assessment-in-the-Planning-Process.	Complete
Use the Community Garden Centre as a hub for communication, education about supporting native flora and fauna, stewardship programs, encouraging folks to use more sustainable practices in their own gardens, etc	E5	Maribyrnong City Council	Community groups Interested community members	2020	This action was completed in year 19/20: Maribyrnong Council’s ‘My Smart Garden’ program ran two Frog Bog workshops and one self-watering garden workshop during 2019. The ‘My Smart Garden’ program is ongoing and promotes habitat planting and sustainable gardens to the community.	Complete
Create a creek wide map of actions currently underway and planned	E6	Melbourne Water Community  groups	Maribyrnong City Council	2020	Melbourne Water is working towards developing a more sophisticated mapping tool for future reporting. Melbourne Water projects and maintenance activities are viewable on the Melbourne Water website: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/building-and-works/whats-happening-near-me#/map.	In progress
In partnership with Traditional Owners; Returning Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing  to waterways and the land	E7	Melbourne Water Maribyrnong City Council Traditional  Owner  groups	-	2029	Engagement with Traditional Owner groups is a continual and on-going process, as outlined in the 2019-2029 Healthy Waterways Strategy and Melbourne Water’s commitment to protect and promote cultural and historical connections to waterways. Melbourne Water also collaborates with Traditional Owners, local councils and communities to deliver short to long term actions on the Waterways of the West action plan. There are three Traditional Owner groups who each claim the land in the Stony Creek catchment as their Country – the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Bunurong and Boon Wurrung Foundation.	In progress
Routine Publishing of test results on publicly available websites	E8	EPA Victoria Melbourne Water Maribyrnong City Council	Community  groups  (eg. Friends  groups)	2029 (Annual)	EPA Victoria publication 1872 provides Stony Creek water quality monitoring results downstream of the 2018 Tottenham chemical storage factory fire. EPA Victoria continues to report on pollution incidents on their website at https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents.	In Progress
Education pieces along the trail linking to the Maribyrnong River to create a unifying element	E9	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water Traditional Owner groups Community groups	2021	With support from the West Gate Tunnel Project’s, West Gate Neighbourhood Fund, Friends of Stony Creek worked with Maribyrnong City Council, designers and fabricators to install four new signs for a history trail from Cruikshank Park to Hyde Street Reserve.	In progress
Have more frequent community ‘pop up’ information events in Cruickshank Park for residents to find out about the creek	E10	Maribyrnong City Council Melbourne Water Community  groups (eg.  Friends  groups)	EPA Victoria Community groups Interested  community members	2029 (Annual)	Maribyrnong City Council hosted community planting events with the Friends of Cruickshank Park involving up to 200 volunteers across the four events. Friends of Stony Creek held 2 Macroinvertebrate sampling events, and 3 Clean Up day events in Tottenham, St Albans and Matthews Hill (Sunshine).	In progress
Facebook page for the community to identify fish in the creek – even just size, location, number of fish, colour etc.	E11	Community	Melbourne Water	2021		Not Started
Develop regulations holding industrial groups accountable for damage, continue to inform and support these  groups to make better choices in their industrial practices	E12	EPA Victoria	Maribyrnong City Council	2020	This action was completed year 21/22: EPA Victoria operates under the Environment Protection Act 2017 to meet the environmental challenges facing Victoria. The new July 2021 enhanced powers aim to prevent risks to the environment and human health, supported by stronger sanctions and  penalties to hold environmental polluters to account. EPA Victoria’s work with industry associations, state government, local councils, community groups and others contribute to a state of knowledge about managing the risks of harm to business activities that may pose risks to human health and the environment from pollution or waste. EPA Victoria supports business with guidance under environment  protection laws by providing information supporting businesses to understand their environmental obligations under new environment protection laws.	Complete

Amenity

Action	Code	Lead	Support	Timeframe	Status information	Status
Add more plantings throughout the Stony Creek corridor	AM1	Maribyrnong City Council Melbourne Water	Community groups (e.g. Friends groups) Public land managers Private land owners West Gate Tunnel Project	2022	The Friends of Stony Creek worked with Council to run four events at Lower Stony Creek Reserve. Up to 100 volunteers were involved in planting 1,200 shrubs and understory within 30 m of the creek to help increase habitat.	In progress
Investigate the acquisition of  land adjacent  to the creek through sections of private ownership and widen the corridor	AM2	Maribyrnong  City Council		2029	Maribyrnong City Council’s Stony Creek Future Directions Plan 2020 includes a vision for a continuous public open space corridor along the creek to improve public access and connections along the creek.	In progress
Conduct a feasibility study into naturalising the concrete channel from Cruickshank Park to Hyde Street starting with the Cruickshank Park section	AM3	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water Community groups	2026		Not Started
More nature based play to engage kids with their local flora and fauna	AM4	Maribyrnong City Council	Community Education providers	2025	Junior Ranger program events gave participants an opportunity to learn about creating habitat and monitoring nesting boxes with a pole-mounted camera, and native plant and weed identification in natural areas.	In progress
Install streetscape WSUD features including raingardens and passively irrigated trees along the creek corridor  when doing streetscape works	AM5	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2029	As part of the Integrated Water Management Plan, which was endorsed by Council in May 2024, Maribyrnong City Council have integrated WSUD features into council projects and installed raingardens at the Birmingham St Park in Yarraville and on Beachley St, Braybrook as part of the shopfront renewal. This will help improve the visual amenity of streetscapes in the Maribyrnong municipality and stormwater quality.	In progress
Better use of open space	AM6	Maribyrnong City Council			A concept plan for Lae St Nursery site was developed in consultation with the Community Advisory Group	In progress
Improved weed management along the creek corridor (eg. adjacent to Hyde Street Reserve and the creek beyond Francis Street)	AM7	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council Parks Victoria Hobsons Bay Council West Gate Tunnel Project	2020	This action was completed in year 20/21: Weeds are controlled on an regular and ongoing basis through Melbourne Water’s and Maribyrnong Council’s programmed maintenance regimes. These regimes have been reviewed and updated where required to ensure adequacy of timing and coordination of weed control objectives. Weed control is being carried out between Paramount Road and Francis Street as part of a revegetation and frog pond project. This project commenced in April 2020.	Complete
Rainwater storage for irrigation in Cruickshank Park to provide green spaces even over summer, and prevent barren sections during dry periods	AM8	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2025	Maribyrnong City Council’s Integrated Water Management Plan was endorsed in May 2024. The plan includes key objectives relating to rainwater harvesting within the municipality, including part of the Stony Creek catchment. As part of the IWM plan, council will introduce a transparent process for the introduction of and/or upgrade of irrigation infrastructure across open spaces. Decision making will take into account water saved as well as social factors including amenity (e.g., the reduction of urban heat), and value to local community.	In progress
Provide public toilet facilities  to support extended visits to the park	AM9	Maribyrnong City Council		2025	This action was completed in year 21/22: A public toilet in Cruickshank Park was recommended in the Maribyrnong Public Toilet Strategy and the Stony Creek Future Directions Plan 2020. The upgrade was completed in November 2021.	Complete
Create an art/sculpture trail through the park	AM10	Community groups Interested community members	Maribyrnong City Council	2028		Not Started
Provide a BBQ area – this will be conducive to the children’s play equipment and the basketball area. It will bring  more families in to enjoy the facilities	AM11	Maribyrnong City Council		2025	This action was completed in year 21/22: A new barbecue area was identified for McNish Reserve in the Stony Creek Future Directions Plan 2020. The upgrade was completed in August 2021 to include the new undercover barbecue area.	Complete

Access

Action	Code	Lead	Support	Timeframe	Status information	Status
Construct a shared path along the creek from Paramount Road to Matthews Hill in Sunshine, investigating connectivity beneath rail embankments	AC1	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water Vic Track Private landowners	2029		Not Started
Construct a footbridge for all active transport modes connecting Park Avenue and Cala Street	AC2	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2022	This action was completed in year 19/20: The Cala Street shared user path bridge was completed and open to the public in May 2020.	Complete
More active transport access to the creek from Spotswood (west side) and South Kingsville	AC3	Hobsons Bay Council West Gate Tunnel Project	Melbourne Water	2015	The West Gate Tunnel Project is delivering more than 14 km of new and upgraded paths which will facilitate transport from Spotswood to Hyde Street Reserve in Yarraville. Additionally, share user paths along the West Gate Freeway will allow users to access the creek at The Boulevard in Yarraville and at Dorny Lane in Spotswood.	In progress
Install more rocks (stepping stones) to walk across the creek	AC4	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2021	This action was completed in year 21/22: There are a number of informal crossing points of the creek between Sommerville Rd and Francis St. No further crossing points are proposed in Maribyrnong Council’s Stony Creek Future Directions Plan.	Complete
Construct a shared path from Paramount Road to Cruickshank Park	AC5	Maribyrnong City Council		2025	Options for access to land to complete the missing link between Waratah and Roberts St, West Footscray are being considered.	In progress
Activation of under-utilised parts of the creek by constructing pathways and/or a boardwalk along the creek	AC6	Maribyrnong City Council	Melbourne Water	2029		Not started
Investigate improvements to active transport at the Geelong Road and Somerville Road intersection to improve Pedestrian connectivity, efficiency, and safety	AC7	Maribyrnong City Council VicRoads		2021	The Maribyrnong Bicycle Strategy 2020-2030 identifies improvements to this intersection. Some improvements have been implemented in previous years, such as priority pedestrian/bike crossings on the North East and South East corner slip lanes linking with bike facilities on the Geelong Road service lane. Additional safety improvements were also made for pedestrians. A project between Council and VicRoads that investigates further improvements to this intersection is ongoing.	In progress
Open up access and views over the waterway through the coordinated removal of fencing onto the creek	AC8	Melbourne Water	Maribyrnong City Council	2029	Melbourne Water is assessing areas suitable for open access along Stony Creek and is in discussions with land owners. This action is on track for completion by 2029.	In progress
Provide lighting to extend accessibility times especially during winter, make people feel safer and able to see each other, e.g. bike riders, kids, people and dogs	AC9	Maribyrnong City Council		2029	This action was completed in year 21/22: The Stony Creek Future Directions Plan 2020 identified the locations that would benefit most from improved lighting by providing safe connections to the surrounding street network.  Lighting has been installed on the path that connects Austin Crescent East with the Drew Street bridge, one of the priority locations located in the Plan.	Complete

Annual report cards

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Research partnerships

Stony Creek Whole of System Litter Investigation & Management Prioritisation (1.3 KB PDF)

RMIT University - Stony Creek Litter Project

Other relevant plans and policies

The Stony Creek Rehabilitation Plan is consistent with agency policies and strategies.

These include:

• Melbourne Water’s Healthy Waterways Strategy (2018-2028)
• Maribyrnong City Council’s open space plans, including the Stony Creek Future Directions Plan 2020
• EPA Victoria’s policies and guidelines.

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