[Acoustic guitar music]

[Aerial views of constructed wetlands and wildlife]

[On-screen text: Danial Robbins, Project Manager]

Danial: It's roughly 12 months when we first  started this project. We basically had an open channel, no water here at all. The project involves daylighting Blind Creek. From Scoresby Road down to Blind Creek retarding basin, removing concrete pipeway and opening to a natural waterway. The planting of over 700,000 trees and shrubs, as well as aquatic plants.

[Time lapse footage of construction]

Danial: People that I speak to, they so happy to see more open space to engage with and enjoy.

[People stroll along the walkways surrounding the wetlands]

[On-screen text: Nicole Liebler, Resident]

Nicole: I've been living in the area for about 25 years. We usually on a daily basis, walk down here, we've made lots of friends from the local community. And it's just so great having people coming along in the park walking their dogs. I'm really impressed with the trees that they've planted in the area. It'll increase more bird life.

[On-screen text: Fay Rimmer, Friends of Blind Creek Billabong]

Fay: We've seen the area being looked after. The local wildlife needed, you know, a natural area.

[Views of birds by the water]

[On-screen text: Allan Rimmer, Friends of Blind Creek Billabong]

Allan: Looking forward with the planting that's going on, the whole area will be completely different. It'll change vastly.

[On-screen text: Neil Featonby, Reimagining Your Creek Program Manager]

Neil: By creating new waterways and wetlands, we're creating new habitat for important flora and fauna species, and thereby increasing biodiversity. For me, this is a great way of doing something that's going to have beneficial value for generations to come.

[Melbourne Water logo]

[On-screen text: melbournewater.com.au]

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