Executive Officer, Dr Andrew Thomas and Community Engagement Officer, Jason L’Ecuyer, joined Elizabeth Farrelly on an episode of ‘The Sydneyist,’ to discuss the revitalisation of the Cooks River, from a drain to a living urban river. The Sydneyist is...
On February 23, the Cooks River Alliance provided a submission to the NSW government regarding changes to low and medium density housing within the Cooks River catchment. Below is a copy of the letter submitted on behalf of Alliance...
More NSW builders are ‘getting the site right’ according to results from the latest inspection blitz in October 2023. Regulatory staff from 17 councils across Greater Sydney and regional NSW conducted 1,178 inspections of 978 building and construction sites....
The Cooks River Alliance (CRA), announces the Goolay’yari Aboriginal Partnership Strategy. The Aboriginal Community Partnership Strategy is a roadmap for Aboriginal inclusion and partnership, co designed with Traditional Custodians and other local Aboriginal people connected to the Cooks River....
NSW builders are ‘getting the site right’ with more than half successfully implementing erosion and sediment controls to protect local environments, but councils and regulators still had to hand out $376,789 in fines in May. Twenty-two councils across Greater...
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $10 million to revitalise the iconic Cooks River in south-eastern Sydney. The funding will be used to plant trees, stabilise riverbanks, and install litter traps, all in an effort to restore the waterway...
The Cooks River Litter Data Snapshot 2022 provides an overview of the Key Littered Items Study (KLIS), a long-term program for monitoring marine debris along the NSW coast, with a focus on the Cooks River catchment. Data has been...
The Cooks River Paddle Trail website has recently launched, offering maps and routes for paddlers to explore the Cooks River in Sydney. Organized by the River Canoe Club and supported by the Cooks River Alliance, the website aims to...
Report cards are often used to show the health of waterways, by using indicators including water quality, presence of native and exotic vegetation and the types of waterbugs found in creeks. The Cooks River Alliance has produced report cards...
Here at the Cooks River Allaince we love when our partners do amazing things for the river!! Another happy story below! In early 2022 Inner West Council applied for and successfully secured an EPA litter prevention project grant. This...