Cooks River Alliance

United action for a healthy Cooks River and catchment.

Cooks River Alliance is a partnership between organisations in the Cooks River Catchment, including Bayside Council, Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Inner West Council, Strathfield Council and Sydney Water.

57 years ago

Our Backyard River T-Shirts!

We wear our hearts (and our frogs) on our sleeves. Check out these limited edition Backyard River tees! This iconic design by local artist, Pilar Basa. High quality printing on…

57 years ago

Gumbramorra Wetland Re-Creation

In her 2019 essay on Gumbramorra Swamp, local Historian Sue Castrique wrote, “ … We live uneasily over the swamp: looking for the eels and the mullet, waiting for the paperbarks…

57 years ago

Proposed Kogarah Golf Club Redevelopment (Cooks Cove)

The Cooks River Alliance (the Alliance) calls on the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) to secure stronger environmental safeguards, public access outcomes and river rehabilitation commitments before…

57 years ago

Alexandra Canal Oil Spill

20 July Update: A spokeperson from City of Sydney informed us that the spill happened during the removal of an old underground fuel tank at a construction site in Alexandria…

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