Mount Emu Creek
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Mount Emu Creek is a long but small meandering waterway located in the west of Victoria. The total length of the Mount Emu Creek is over 250 kilometres. The creek forms near Trawalla, and Trawalla Creek flows to Mount Emu Creek , the quantity and quality of water from Trawalla Creek is of great importance to Mount Emu Creek. Trawalla Creek drains the area of highest rainfall within Mount Emu Creek’s catchment. It appears that Trawalla Creek contributes most the of the good quality water that enters Mount Emu Creek.
Mount Emu Creek has a length of approximately 70 kilometres through this sub-catchment, and passes through the township of Darlington. Mount Emu Creek is the major waterway within the Hopkins Basin. The main drainage area is from numerous small tributaries and gullies to the east and west of the waterway, including Darlington Creek.
The waterway starts as a series of creeks and waterways which merge together to form the Mount Emu Creek which flows through areas around Beaufort
, Skipton
, Darlington, Terang
and Panmure
. It joins the Hopkins River which eventually leads out to sea at Warrnambool
. The Mount Emu system is a very popular fishing stream with the locals and out-of-towners where trophy sized trout can be pursued. The creek is regularly stocked with brown trout from the department of Natural Resources and environment (with the assistance of the Terang Angling Club.) There is also a small population of wild brown trout. Trophy size trout are there to be taken but most fish average around the 1 kilo mark. Some of the more popular spots to be fished are McKinnons bridge, Castlecary Road bridge, Ayresford Road and Panmure bridge. Other fish to be caught include redfin, eels, tench, tupong and black fish.
A recent trapping survey has confirmed that platypus
are breeding successfully right in the heart of Skipton
township.
The all night research session along the Mount Emu Creek was conducted by the Australian Platypus Conservancy, in collaboration with Skipton's Stewart Park Committee.
A baby female was one of six platypuses found in the 5 kilometre section of the creek. Weighing in at just 680 grams, the tiny juvenile had probably only first ventured out of her burrow a week or so previously.
Geoff Williams, biologist with the Conservancy, said that the youngster was in really good condition and her presence confirmed that successful breeding is taking place in the township.
occurred in a gully on Mount Emu Creek, where a small stream adjoins from Merida station (near Camperdown
)
in early 1839.
Between 35 and 40 men, women and children of the Tarnbeere gundidj clan, were shot by Frederick Taylor and other shepherds for the killing of several sheep.
,
Mount Emu Creek has a length of approximately 70 kilometres through this sub-catchment, and passes through the township of Darlington. Mount Emu Creek is the major waterway within the Hopkins Basin. The main drainage area is from numerous small tributaries and gullies to the east and west of the waterway, including Darlington Creek.
The waterway starts as a series of creeks and waterways which merge together to form the Mount Emu Creek which flows through areas around Beaufort
Beaufort, Victoria
Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area. It is 387 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census, Beaufort had a population of 987...
, Skipton
Skipton, Victoria
Skipton is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated on the Glenelg Highway 166 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 52 kilometres south west of the regional centre, Ballarat. Part of Corangamite Shire Local government area, Skipton is on the banks...
, Darlington, Terang
Terang, Victoria
Terang is a small Australian town situated in Corangamite Shire in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, on the Princes Highway 212 km south-west of the state's capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Terang had a population of 2256...
and Panmure
Panmure, Victoria
Panmure is a small town in the south west of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Panmure and the surrounding area had a population of 421....
. It joins the Hopkins River which eventually leads out to sea at Warrnambool
Warrnambool, Victoria
-Cityscape:The original City of Warrnambool was a 4x8 grid, with boundaries of Lava Street , Japan Street , Merri Street and Henna Street . In the nineteenth century, it was intended that Fairy Street – with its proximity to the Warrnambool Railway Station – would be the main street of...
. The Mount Emu system is a very popular fishing stream with the locals and out-of-towners where trophy sized trout can be pursued. The creek is regularly stocked with brown trout from the department of Natural Resources and environment (with the assistance of the Terang Angling Club.) There is also a small population of wild brown trout. Trophy size trout are there to be taken but most fish average around the 1 kilo mark. Some of the more popular spots to be fished are McKinnons bridge, Castlecary Road bridge, Ayresford Road and Panmure bridge. Other fish to be caught include redfin, eels, tench, tupong and black fish.
Platypuses
Mount Emu Creek abounds in redfin and is the home of many platypuses.A recent trapping survey has confirmed that platypus
Platypus
The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young...
are breeding successfully right in the heart of Skipton
Skipton, Victoria
Skipton is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated on the Glenelg Highway 166 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 52 kilometres south west of the regional centre, Ballarat. Part of Corangamite Shire Local government area, Skipton is on the banks...
township.
The all night research session along the Mount Emu Creek was conducted by the Australian Platypus Conservancy, in collaboration with Skipton's Stewart Park Committee.
A baby female was one of six platypuses found in the 5 kilometre section of the creek. Weighing in at just 680 grams, the tiny juvenile had probably only first ventured out of her burrow a week or so previously.
Geoff Williams, biologist with the Conservancy, said that the youngster was in really good condition and her presence confirmed that successful breeding is taking place in the township.
Murdering Gully Massacre
Murdering Gully massacreMurdering Gully massacre
Murdering Gully, formerly known as Puuroyup to the Djargurd Wurrung people, is the site of an 1839 massacre of 35-40 people of the Tarnbeere Gundidj clan of the Djargurd Wurrung in the Camperdown district of Victoria, Australia...
occurred in a gully on Mount Emu Creek, where a small stream adjoins from Merida station (near Camperdown
Camperdown, Victoria
Camperdown is an historically significant rural town in southwestern Victoria, Australia, south west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Camperdown had a population of 3,165.-History:...
)
in early 1839.
Between 35 and 40 men, women and children of the Tarnbeere gundidj clan, were shot by Frederick Taylor and other shepherds for the killing of several sheep.
,