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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Concrete plan to bring back natural flow to Sullivans Creek

Sullivans Creek, near Macarthur Avenue, swelled with heavy rain in November 2018. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Sullivans Creek, parts of which have run through a concrete channel in Canberra's inner north for close to seven decades, would be restored to a more natural form under a proposal by the ACT government.

Environment Minister Rebecca Vassarotti said the plan included replacing the Sullivans Creek concrete open-air storm water drain with native plants to trap nutrients and improve biodiversity.

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