Push for tougher laws to protect rivers of the west

By Clay Lucas
Updated January 5 2018 - 6:53pm, first published 6:48pm
Werribee river, riverkeeper- John Forrester at the Werribee river in Werribee. 5th January 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Werribee river, riverkeeper- John Forrester at the Werribee river in Werribee. 5th January 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Craig Rowley, from LeadWest (western suburbs campaign group) standing in front of the polluted Stony Creek, which runs from Melbourne's west and ultimately into the headwaters of the Yarra and the Maribyrnong. Tottenham, Melbourne. January 3rd 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett
Craig Rowley, from LeadWest (western suburbs campaign group) standing in front of the polluted Stony Creek, which runs from Melbourne's west and ultimately into the headwaters of the Yarra and the Maribyrnong. Tottenham, Melbourne. January 3rd 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett
The Werribee river at Werribee. 5th January 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
The Werribee river at Werribee. 5th January 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
The Werribee river at Werribee South. 5th January 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
The Werribee river at Werribee South. 5th January 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO

Rivers and creeks in Melbourne's west deserve the sort of planning and environmental protections given to the Yarra, a campaign launched by environmental, legal and local river groups says.

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