The Liveable Street
Video by Inner West Council showing trees are essential to making our cities more liveable, resilient & healthy places to live and grow.
Knowledge and attitudes towards urban biodiversity of the residents and users of the Cooks River Corridor
A Community-based survey: Knowledge and attitudes towards urban biodiversity of the residents and users of the Cooks River Corridor by Vasiliki Andrews and Linda Smith Final report for an Urban Ecology Project at the University of Technology Sydney, October...
SYDStories: Sydney Airport history
The history of Sydney Airport is intertwined with the history of the Cooks River, Sydney and Australia, as well as the history of aviation itself. SYDStories is a collection of the stories that make up this history, from before...
A Brief Timeline History of the Cooks River
A brief tabled timeline of the history of the Cooks River from the 1830s – 2011.
People. Water.Connections: Building Water Wise communities
People. Water.Connections: Building Water Wise communities in the Cooks River Catchment is a workshop program run by the Cooks River Alliance, Ethnic Communities Council and art consultant Heidi Axelsen. The workshops enabled participants from Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese and...
Cooks River People: Mudcrabs and Mudlarks
Discover how some passionate people go about rehabilitating the Cooks River in this video produced by Jamie Honan.
Cooks River Day Out 2015
A video of the Cooks River Day Out community event held on 22 August 2015 at Gough Whitlam Park, Earlwood.
The Value of Improving Urban Stream Health in the Cooks River and Georges River Catchments
The aim of this project was to investigate the economic values of improvements in urban streams. While trying to put a value on the enjoyment of nature, an economics researcher at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst found that...
River Dreams: the people and landscapes of the Cooks River
Written by Professor Ian Tyrrell, River Dreams (2018) reveals the complex post-colonial history of the Cooks River. The book is a timely reminder of the need to tread cautiously in seeking to dominate, or ignore, our environment. The book...
Cooks River catchment statistical data
Statistical information on the catchment and its communities based on ABS data including demographics, population, education and housing. Click to visit website.