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Creeks of Melbourne

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A clean, clear vision for Darebin Creek – just add people

Words and multi-media by Dilpreet Kaur, Zara Hastie, David Bogi and Andres Yaksic

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Little tackers learning the ropes at Mordialloc Creek

Words and multi-media reporting by Xi Wang, Yue Zhang and Yulu Zuo

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Plundered for its gold, Andersons Creek recovers some of its riches

Words and multi-media by Chen Tian, Lingyi Meng and Liangyuanzhijun

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Rescued from oblivion 50 years ago, Darebin Creek still needs its friends

Words and multi-media by Guia Galvez, Jenina Ibañez and Kavindra Iddawela

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Exploring the troubled waters of inequity along Darebin Creek

Words and multi-media by Dino Vlachos, Chelsea Cucinotta, Tiffany Weiyi Yang and Inger Kviseth

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Living history: Reviving the lost waterways of the Wurundjeri

Words and multi-media by Prashant Bhatia, Gege Ma, Lingbo Zhang, Ruohan Jiang and Dongchen Wang

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The need to weed the invaders of Merri Creek

Story and multi-media by Chenxi Guo, Haoxuan Zheng and Zhiwei Lin

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Artist’s creations bring new life to what was once a wasteland

Story and multi-media by FangYing Zhou, Lu Zhang, Rao Yang, Steven Zoricic and Yavuz Yilmazoglu

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Clean up your act! How camp comedy is restoring health to Kororoit Creek

Words, pictures and video by Xiaoshu Liu, Le Luo, Yutian Zhang & Karen Fan

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On Melbourne’s fringe, the battle for Skeleton Waterholes Creek

Project by Lucy Williams Minka Curr Fujia Yang Yanruo Ke

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Banded black swan on a nest of litter. Photo: Marilyn Ellis/Birdlife Melbourne

From wasteland to wonderland – a journey down Merri Creek

Multi-media story by Elise Labuschagne, Meiqi Shi, Hehuazi Zhang, Hanzhang Wu, Jingjie Liu.

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A bird’s-eye view of our city creeks, and a deep dive into their stories: A multi-media series

About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Jack Banister
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
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Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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