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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...