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Walking for truth The final steps in the Walk for Truth saw a gathering of Victorians from across the state join Yoorrook deputy chair and commissioner Travis Lovett at Parliament House on Wednesday 18 June. Wurundjeri elders, advocates and members of the Yarra Valley Reconciliation Group, among others from the outer east, shared in the moment as Victoria’s formal truth-telling process, the first of its kind in Australia, came to a close but not an end. “It’s about truth, understanding and the future we can build together,” Mr Lovett said. To read more, turn to page 6
Yoorrook Justice Commission deputy chair Travis Lovett watches on as Indigenous dancers perform ahead of the Yoorrook Justice Commission Walk for Truth. (AAP/ Joel Carrett)
Growing concern ing the waterway, with vegetation maintenance works due to be completed by the end of July. “While some native vegetation plays a positive role in improving water quality, we recognise community concerns and have already scheduled works in this area,” a spokesperson said. Growth near Beresford Road, the spokesper-
son said, does include native Phragmites australis, which supports water quality. Majority of the concern raised was the narrowness of the creek but with that came worry of potential flooding, as occurred in January, should the water not have anywhere to go. To read the full story, turn to page 3
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An overgrown section of the Olinda Creek in Lilydale has raised alarm with long-time residents of the suburb who remember the days of swimming in the waterway. Reeds and debris have reduced the Beresford Road end of the creek to a mere stream, with resi-
dents recalling a time when it was the width of the overpass bridge and as deep as two-metres. “Young people today, and I don’t blame them, they see it, and they think, ‘well, it was always like that’,” an 80-year-old resident told Star Mail. Melbourne Water, the authority which oversees the health of the water, said it was monitor-
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