Children have helped to paint a mural, which depicts the endangered growling grass frog, at a Williams Landing park.
Students from the Wyndham Community Education Centre and Truganina South Primary School worked with artist Rich Keville from Textura Arts to create the mural, with supplies donated by Bunnings.
The mural has been installed at a new, yet-to-be-named park near the Federation Trail, which was created as part of the Greening the Pipeline project.
The program, which aims to transform 27 kilometres of land along the Main Outfall Sewer into parkland, is a partnership between Melbourne Water, Wyndham council, VicRoads and City West Water.
Melbourne Water’s land, liveability and stewardship manager Hannah Pexton said the mural was a way to connect young people with the environment.
“We want to send a message about the importance of looking after our waterways, now and into the future – for both the species that live there and for the enjoyment of the community,” she said.
Ms Pexton said the park would also include a rain garden to treat stormwater, which would be used to irrigate plants and trees.
Wyndham’s arts, culture and heritage portfolio holder Tony Hooper said the mural was “a great representation of some of the natural elements that make Wyndham unique”.
“It features the iconic growling grass frog, tadpoles and fish, all of which help to remind people how important it is to keep our waterways healthy,” he said.
