Bayside Council Supplementary Submission to Kogarah Golf Club Redevelopment Proposal
Cooks River Alliance member, Bayside Council has made a supplementary submission to the Kogarah Golf Club Redevelopment Proposal. The supplementary submission is the result of Councillors raising serious concerns about…
Sheet Steel Piling: An Ongoing Public Health Concern
In August 2026, we met with Jo Haylen (Member for Summer Hill), Sophie Cotsis MP (Member for Canterbury) and Jason Yat-sen Li (Member for Strathfield), to inspect sections of steel sheet…
The Case for Better Connectivity Along The River
As Sydney’s population continues to grow, the river will play an increasingly vital role as a backyard to hundreds of thousands of people. The parks and paths along the waterway…
Cooks River Masterplan in the Works!
In July, representatives from Sydney Water, City of Sydney, Canterbury Bankstown Council, Bayside Council, Inner West Council, and Burwood Council attended an in-person workshop at Bankstown Arts Centre to discuss…
Reponse from NSW Minister for Planning, The Hon Paul Scully MP
On 01 July 2026, the Cooks River Alliance Secretariat wrote to The Hon Steve Kamper, raising concerns around the proposed Kogarah Golf Club Redevelopment. 10 August, we received a response…
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…
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…
Proposed Kogarah Golf Club Redevelopment
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…
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…
May 2026 Management Committee Meeting
The Cooks River Alliance Management Committe met on 28 May 2026. The meeting was held online. Below is a summary of what was discussed and voted on. Attendees: Bayside Council …
How are decisions made at the Cooks River Alliance?
At their ordinary May meeting, the Cooks River Alliance Management Committee agreed to make its operations more visible to the public. Summaries of quarterly meeting minutes will now be made…
Spotlight on Governance Issues at Sydney Rivers Forum
Over 150 community members and waterway advocates from across Sydney gathered at Customs House on Saturday 23 May for the Sydney Rivers Community Forum, to discuss the shared challenges and…