Cooks River Rescue: School Stormwater Action Program
The Cooks River Alliance is partnering with the Georges River Environmental Education Centre (GREC) to deliver the Cooks River Rescue School Stormwater Action Plan Program. Want your school to join?…
Share your Cooks River covid-19 moments
Help us capture Cooks River history by sharing your river stories during covid-19! Humans can’t live without the environment. But with covid restrictions easing, how many people will remain connected…
Get the Site Right: June 2020 campaign
The Get the Site Right campaign in June will increase awareness of the dangers of runoff from building sites impacting the environment and encourage developers, builders and home renovators to implement appropriate…
Apply to join the Cooks River Changemakers Course
This program has now finished, please see other ways to be involved in helping the Cooks River via the “Help the River” section in the top menu.
Councils ready to rehabilitate the Cooks River
The Cooks River Alliance welcomes funding commitments for urban rivers and waterways and calls on all political parties to prioritise restoring urban rivers and waterways ahead of the State and…
A vision for the Cooks River 2030
“A loved and healthy river valley enriching the heart of Sydney” After months of visioning consultation with Aboriginal representatives, community members and river stakeholders, 10 passionate Cooks River locals came…
Local business Clean Street Clean Creek champions lead the way
Businesses in the Belmore, Lakemba and Strathfield South industrial areas are taking a leadership role in managing litter on the verge outside their premises. Educating staff, installing bins and signage,…
Q&A: Photographing birds of the Cooks
David Noble began taking photos of birds on the Cooks River about five years ago. The retired science teacher and Marrickville local shares these on his personal blog – http://www.david-noble.net/blog/…
How many birds can you count in the catchment?
The Cooks River Alliance and BirdLife Australia are calling on local residents to spend 20 minutes taking part in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count this October. You can count birds wherever you…
United action needed for improving the Cooks River and catchment
The Cooks River Alliance is inviting all water and land managers, community groups and government agencies across the catchment to join the Cooks River Catchment Congress. The Cooks River Catchment…
Coxs Creek the focus of $200k in NSW EPA litter grants
Image: Standing at the junction of Coxs Creek and the Cooks River – Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour and the Cooks River Alliance Deputy Chair Strathfield Councillor Maryanne Duggan. …
River Dreams: the people and landscapes of the Cooks River
Professor Ian Tyrrell has spent the last 25 years working on a Cooks River history book. Recently published, River Dreams: the people and landscapes of the Cooks River, paints a vivid…