| Note:
To see a bigger photo, click on the small one |
| We cross the
footbridge, stopping in the middle to take in the views
upstream and downstream. |
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Upstream the houses of
Avondale Heights are faintly visible on the horizon, perched on
the rim of the Steele Creek reserve. |
| Most of the closer
land on the left, or west, bank of the river belongs to
the Commonwealth Department of Defence and
is off limits to the general public. |
| Downstream is a broad
expanse of water flowing gently towards Footscray, lined
by trees on both sides. And of course the pylons and
power transmission lines! The river here is more or less
at its widest. |
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| Looking down into the water under the
bridge, we can sometimes see large numbers of jelly fish
- the river is still tidal at this point. |
