Stony Creek is located in the western suburbs of

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. It runs through the suburbs of

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. in its upper reaches Stony Creek's environmental state is very poor; it is best characterised as a concrete

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for these sections of its course. Through most of Sunshine it has been directed underground coming out at Matthews Hill Reserve. It then becomes a pleasantly treelined creek before passing through heavily industrialised areas. Stony Creek joins the

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under the Westgate Bridge at th
Stony Creek Backwash
where it is fringed with

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. The ''Friends of Stony Creek'' is a group that works to restore native vegetation and protect the area. In April 2018, the ''Upper Stony Creek Transformation'', a project to return a 1.2 km section of Stony Creek in Sunshine North to a natural, revegetated creek with vibrant community space and walking paths, commenced. This project is scheduled to be completed in September 2019. In July 2019 the ''Upper Stony Creek Transformation Project'' came to a standstill after project costs blew out following the discovery of industrial contamination at the site. In September 2019, the Stony Creek's water has turned blood red which authorities believed to be caused by a dye. The Environmental Protection Agency is still investigating the source of the discolouration.

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