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Primo Foods to pay $150,000 after Cooks River discharge

Primo Foods must pay $150,000 towards community projects in a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after wastewater from its Western Sydney facility allegedly polluted the Cooks River. The meat processing company reported the...

Urban Rivers and Catchment Program Grants

The Urban Rivers and Catchments Program is now open until Tuesday February 2024. A total of $109 million will be available from July 2024 to fund around 100 waterway projects around Australia. There are 2 competitive grant streams under the...

The Cooks River is Getting a $10 Million Makeover!

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...

Sydney Water Community Grants Program 2023

Cooks River Alliance Encourages Locals to Apply for Sydney Water Grants Sydney Water is now accepting applications for its annual Community Grants Program. The program provides funding for projects that benefit local communities in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains,...

Cooks River Community Values Survey – Closed

The Cooks River Community Values Survey closed on Sunday 5th September with over 1100+ respondents and five prize winners announced on our social media pages. The engagement outcomes and next steps will be published on the Alliance website and...

Council rangers wearing flouro yellow vests inspect fencing around an apartment building site

Get the Site Right: June 2020 campaign

The Get the Site Right campaign in June will increase awareness of the dangers of runoff from building sites impacting the environment and encourage developers, builders and home renovators to implement appropriate erosion and sediment controls. The campaign is kicking off...

Close up of bushes in front of the Cooks River

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...