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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,...

Map of Cooks River Catchment Scoping Study Area

Cooks River Catchment Coastal Management Program

This project is supported by the NSW Government’s Coastal and Estuary Management Program. Read more about Coastal Management Programs and the Scoping Study below. What is a Coastal Management Program? A CMP sets the long-term strategy for the coordinated...

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...

A vision for the Cooks River 2030

“A loved and healthy river valley enriching the heart of Sydney” After months of visioning consultation with Aboriginal representatives, community members and river stakeholders, 10 passionate Cooks River locals came together to develop a vision for 2030. Read the...