Friends of Merri Creek - Annual General Meeting - 2023

Join us for our Annual General Meeting, and hear our speaker Jodie Valpied, founder and president of Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance.

People and the Platypus: can we co-exist? The story from Bacchus Marsh.

Passionate about protecting our precious waterways, and the special fauna and flora that rely on these waterways, Jodie has a PhD in psychology, and works as a research academic and consultant in environmental psychology, personality, and health-related areas.
Formed in 2019, the Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance (BMPA) is a non-profit, community association which aims to protect, advocate for and raise awareness of platypus in the Bacchus Marsh area, including in the Werribee River through the Bacchus Marsh township.