Jane Jacobs introduced the concept of “eyes on the street” in her infamous 1961 novel, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. The idea being that more people out and about on city streets, greater safety for residents as people...
It’s time to play everyone’s (least) favourite game – whose job is it anyway? If you haven’t played along before, we focus on a particular river issue to unpack the overly complex nature of decision making in the Cooks...
Backyards are wonderful things – they provide shady spots on a sunny day, a training ground for amateur sports, a place to relax make memories. On any given day you’ll find all sorts of people doing the same things...
This newsletter is your go-to for all news about the Cooks River catchment, from the Yana Badu Wetland in Chullora, to Kamay Botany Bay. Wurridjal Festival Wurridjal Festival takes place between 29 March and 12 April this year. The...
After approximately 20 months of delay, the River Restoration Project is moving ahead! Funding was announced in July 2023 but was delayed due to negotiations between the Federal and State governments to administer the grant. The project includes $10...
Be Part of Wurridjal Festival 2025! Applications are now open to host an event for the 2025 Wurridjal Festival. The festival marks the start of a season when thousands of mullet – known locally as ‘wurridjal’ – enter the river...
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is reviewing the maximum prices that Sydney Water can charge customers to provide water, wastewater, stormwater, and other services. The prices we set in this review will apply from 1 July...
Creating A ‘Landscape Language’ Urban rivers like ours have been so altered over time, that it can be difficult for anyone to understand how they work…or doesn’t. By understanding the urban ecology, we can begin to understand the challenges...
The document, NSW Plastics: The Way Forward, covers the strategies of reduce, reuse and recycle towards the goal of improved plastics management. In this submission we will apply a litter reduction lens to our responses to the proposals.We know...
Recognising that healthy and accessible urban rivers have far more value than degraded waterways, Business Western Sydney formed the Western Sydney Rivers Taskforce (WSRT). In September, the Taskforce launched their first report on the current state and future potential...
