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Willai Creek is a small creek within the suburbia of Elermore Vale, a western suburb of Newcastle, Australia. It is a tributary of Ironbark Creek, which drains north into Hexham Swamp. This section of the creek encompasses Taurus Street and Aries Way reserves. Much of the reserve is eucalypt woodland, but some sections of the creek line have small remnants of subtropical rainforest. Plant species present include Cyathea australis (Rough Tree Fern), Livistona australis (Cabbage Palm), Cordyline stricta (Narrow-leaved Palm Lily), and Alocasia brisbanensis (Cunjevoi). The name of the Creek (Willai) is the local Awabakal word for 'possum'.
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