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Beach Patrol is a chain of 21 volunteer community groups operating around Port Phillip Bay, each defined by suburb, post code and t-shirt colour.

The Werribee River Association (WRivA) has worked on and promoted to the local community a number of coastal matters for many years.

The Werribee River Association (WRivA) has been involved with the future of Cobbledick’s Ford for many years.

The Werribee River Association (WRivA) has shown interest and involvement in Werribee River Park since its proclamation in 2005.

The formation of the Werribee River catchment is a fascinating physiographical tale. More than 50 million years ago, the Werribee River was merely a stream flowing westwards to join the Moorabool River. This explanation was outlined in Condon’s treatise on the geology of the lower Werribee River 1951¹.

WRIVA has always believed it must act strategically in order to achieve better outcomes for the Werribee River and its catchment. The need to do so was first illustrated in initiatives to form a body to protect the Werribee River as noted in a local report by Werribee Jaycees on the health of the river and its wildlife, in 1972.¹

The plants which grow in the Werribee River catchment play an important role in the life of the river.

As might be expected in a river basin which passes through three bioregions, there are a large number of fauna species to be found.

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Oct 2018

13 Oct

Clean Up Werribee River Prouse Place

Sat October 13 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Wanted: Helpers on canoes tomorrow Friday 13th Prouse Place Werribee.

We have a corporate clean up day on the east bank of the river in this area, and have one canoeist, but would like two more on-water volunteers.

Can you help us?

Places in the Werribee River Catchment

WHeadwaters of the Werribee River - The Werribee River begins when a number of small creeks join, in the Wombat State Forest, on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range just to the north and east of Korweinguboora.

RWerribee Gorge State Park- Since most of the surrounding land had long been cleared for farming around Werribee Gorge, it was proclaimed as Werribee Gorge State Park in 1975 to preserve the native flora and fauna.

IWerribee River Park - Werribee River Regional Park comprises a 230 hectare linear strip on the west side of the Werribee River between the river mouth and the suburb of Werribee adjacent to the Princes Freeway (Maltby Bypass).

VWerribee River Volcanic Gorge - Immediately downstream of the Bacchus Marsh Basin, begins the Port Phillip Sunkland, a large area of land which comprises the Werribee plains and Port Phillip Bay.

ABioregions within the Catchment - The Werribee River catchment has three main bioregions of note. The river’s headwaters begin in the Wombat Forest, part of the Central Victorian Uplands.

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