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Councils ready to rehabilitate the Cooks River
The Cooks River Alliance welcomes funding commitments for urban rivers and waterways and calls on all political parties to prioritise restoring urban rivers and waterways ahead of the State and Federal elections this year. Cooks River Alliance Chair and...
Q&A: Photographing birds of the Cooks
David Noble began taking photos of birds on the Cooks River about five years ago. The retired science teacher and Marrickville local shares these on his personal blog – http://www.david-noble.net/blog/ – which also contains other stunning images capturing his...
River Dreams: the people and landscapes of the Cooks River
Professor Ian Tyrrell has spent the last 25 years working on a Cooks River history book. Recently published, River Dreams: the people and landscapes of the Cooks River, paints a vivid picture of life along the river since colonisation. Significantly, the...
Congratulations to the GreenWay Art Prize 2017 winners
The winner of the 2017 GreenWay Open Art Prize is Jody Graham who has won a $5,000 prize package for her work ‘Drawn from Discarded’. The Cooks River Small Sculpture Prize was awarded to artist Hannah Carroll Harris for...
Landing Lights Wetland Restoration
Landing Lights Wetland Restoration Bayside Council has recently completed a 3 year intensive on ground restoration project at Landing Lights wetland. As part of the Cooks River Alliance On-ground Works Program, the Alliance provided funding and assistance to Bayside...
The River Starts at your Place
There are over 500,000 residents living and/or working in the Cooks River catchment which covers an area of around 100km2. Some people live right by the river and some not at all. But regardless of proximity to the river,...
Raingardens improving water quality for the Cooks River
Since 2014, the Cooks River Alliance has been working with member councils to build a series of raingardens. With its vast impervious areas, stormwater is a significant issue for the catchment, as it collects rubbish and other pollutants as...
Cooks River Culture and Country event
Thank you to everyone who attended the Cooks River Culture and Country event We hope you enjoyed the day and learning more about Aboriginal connections to the Cooks River. A soft copy of the Aboriginal History Along the Cooks...
Why are there so many bottles in the Cooks River?
Why are there so many bottles in the Cooks River? Sadly, anyone who has walked along the Cooks River in recent years has probably asked themselves this question. In certain parts of the river, litter such as plastic bottles,...
