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,...
Aboriginal people have lived along the Cooks River for more than a thousand generations, watching the lower river slowly take form over many millennia. The clans of the valley were known as the Wangal, Cadigal and Gameygal, ‘gal’ meaning...
The Alliance participated in a Roof to River tour with Canterbury-Bankstown Council on Saturday 24 September. Participants visited Cup and Saucer Creek wetland where they were able to learn about the river bank naturalisation project. Next stop was an amazing...
We are excited to announce that Canterbury-Bankstown Council have completed the new raingarden at Forrester Reserve in Kingsgrove. The raingarden will capture and treat stormwater runoff from nearby streets and help prevent pollutants from being washed into the Cooks...
The Cooks River Alliance Action Plan 2014-2017 is a companion document to the Management Plan 2014, and provides implementation directions for seven Programs. Download the Plan.
This Alliance Management Plan has been created to guide the work of the Cooks River Alliance. The purpose of this Plan is to set high level strategic directions for the Cooks River Alliance Board, Staff and Steering committee. This 2014 version follows the...
The Alliance Annual Report for 2014-2015 is available for download here.
The Cooks River Alliance has been monitoring the Cooks River ecological health since 2011. Regular monitoring of river health will allow us to evaluate our efforts at improving the health of the Cooks River, and make effective decisions on how...
