Studio: Air - Presentation Semester 1 - 2015Dan Parker - 611565Tutor - Geoff Kimm

“The Wurundjeri are the traditional owners of the Merri Creek Catchment. The creek has

been a focus for their spiritual and cultural life for man thousands of years.

European settlement changed Wurundjeri society forever.

New diseases spread death throughout their community. The creek became polluted

and the land was cleared and grazed. Fish, kangaroos, yarradaisies and other food

disappeared. Melbourne grew and grew: houses and factories covered the plains.

Few Wurundjeri survived this onslaught. Those who did were moved away from the Merri

Creek.”

Previous Proposal Site

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New Proposal

Prototype Ecological Vegetation Class

Prominent classes in the Merri Creek Wetlands

EVC 125 — Plains Grassy Wetland open wetland that is often dry during summer months. Small Spike Rush and true rushes are common species. Nardoo and Water Milfoils have become dominant in the wetter parts of this wetland.

EVC 68 — Creekline Grassy Woodland naturally occurring in low lying areas, dominated by River Red Gum with an understorey of grasses including Common Tussock Grass.

EVC 851 — Stream Bank Scrubland dense shrubby vegetation. Typical species include River Redgum, River Bottlebrush, Silver Wattle and Blackwood.

EVC 895 — Escarpment Scrubland dense shrubby vegetation, on drier slopes and cliff faces. Lightwood and Hop Bush are typical.

Patterning of Cells

EVC 125/Flood AreasEVC 895

EVC 851

EVC 851/EVC 68

EVC 851/EVC 68

Natural patterning occuring on-site

Qunli Stormwater Wetland Park by Turenscape 2013 Waller Creek by MVVA 2013 Minghu Wetland Park by Turenscape 2012

Precedents

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