Things to remember when you visit
Caring for the environment
Keeping the area clean is vital for preserving the delicate ecosystems and ensuring they remain safe and enjoyable for everyone.
Be sure to keep on the designated walking trails, board walk and stepping stones. These paths allow you to explore safely without disturbing the new plants and animals. Please remember to pick up after your dog and dispose of waste responsibly.
Community safety
The safety of the community is important.
There is no swimming permitted, and please ensure you supervise children at all times. Remember our new local wildlife are settling into this naturalised creek and creating their new homes – to help look after our wildlife please keep your dog on a leash while enjoying the creek and wetlands for everyone’s safety.
Thank you
Thank you to all members of the community for joining us and being so supportive on this shared journey from providing feedback in the design stage and your patience and understanding during the construction.
This space is yours to enjoy and our native wildlife to thrive now and for generations to come.
More about the project
What’s happened?
We’ve worked with Knox City Council, the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation to transform Blind Creek and Lewis Park into a more enjoyable community space that also benefits the environment.
The Reimagining Blind Creek – Lewis Park project has created an open space where people can interact with nature and each other.
We have naturalised 1.65 kilometres of underground concrete drainage channel into a natural waterway, and turned Lewis Park into a cooler, greener space and a haven for biodiversity.
We have also constructed three new wetlands, a range of paths, a boardwalk and other amenities for the community to enjoy.
What we did
The section of naturalised Blind Creek extends from Scoresby Road into the Lewis Park Precinct. The project follows on from a previous successful project which was completed in 2020, where a section of Blind Creek was ‘daylighted’ from Manuka Drive to Scoresby Road.
Reimagining Blind Creek and Lewis Park is part of Knox City Council’s bigger plan to turn 40 hectares of Lewis Park into the green heart of Knox, and improve its connection with some of the busiest community hubs.
EcoProjects and State Plant Hire delivered the works on our behalf.
The project included:
- naturalising 1,650 metres of Blind Creek, by removing an underground low-flow pipe and naturalising a grassed high-flow channel
- three wetlands for stormwater treatment and harvesting
- 65 metres of boardwalk through the new wetlands system for community access
- two harvesting ponds
- 6,300 metres of new shared paths (concrete and gravel) for community recreation and access along the creek
- 677,000 plants for improved biodiversity outcomes
- 1,700 trees for improved shade and cooling
- extra 40,000 cubic meters of flood storage in the retarding basin to increase flood mitigation
- community infrastructure assets such as a viewing platform, a pedestrian bridge, stepping stone crossings and seating.
Comprehensive flood modelling was undertaken to ensure that there will be no increased flooding risk to the local community or downstream users as a result of this project.
Project benefits
The project offers a wide range of benefits to the community and environment, including:
- more appealing creek where people can interact with nature in a cooler, healthier environment
- improved waterway health by slowing water flows and establishing plants in and next to the waterway
- increased flood mitigation by adding an extra 40,000 cubic metres of flood storage in the retarding basin
- activation of open space to enhance community recreation and health and wellbeing, including stepping stones
- enhanced biodiversity and habitat for native species, with families of ducks making the area their new home
- boosted water security by harvesting stormwater that can be used to irrigate sports ovals and community gardens
- improved active transport connections in the area through new sections of shared paths and a bridge
- improved water quality flowing through to Dandenong Creek by removing 764 kilograms of nitrogen from the water.
Reimagining Your Creek Program
Our Reimagining Your Creek Program works collaboratively with councils, communities, Traditional Owners and local residents to transform stormwater drains and concrete channels into natural waterways and desirable open spaces.
The program has seen the transformation of sections of Taralla Creek in Croydon, Arnolds Creek in Melton West, and an upstream section of Blind Creek in Boronia. Works are also currently in progress along Moonee Ponds Creek in Strathmore and Oak Park.
More information
For enquiries about the Reimagining Blind Creek at Lewis Park project, please contact the project team:
[email protected]
1800 875 344
For more information about Knox City Council’s Lewis Park Masterplan, visit the webpage or contact Knox City Council: