Toolern Creek is a small

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

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in Victoria. The creek rises near Toolern Vale and flows through the

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suburbs of Melton and Melton South, separating the industrial and residential areas of these suburbs. The creek forms a

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with the Werribee River at Exford immediately downstream from the

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. A community group called Friends of Toolern Creek has been formed to preserve and restore the environment of the creek. The group holds an annual festival, the Toolern Creek Platypus Festival, to celebrate the

platypus The platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal Endemic (ecology), endemic to Eastern states of Australia, eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypu ...

in the local waterways. Residents in the Melton area can make use of the nearby

Toolern Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Toolern Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Toolern Creek in the outer western suburb of Melton in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Aust ...

References

External links

Friends of Toolern Creek
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