Information about the Cooks River and how this project will improve it
How you can get involved to help improve the health of the river
Find out how local communities are involved in the project
Cooks River Sustainability Initiative
The Cooks River Sustainability Initiative is a partnership between eight councils – Ashfield, Bankstown, Canterbury, City of Sydney, Hurstville, Marrickville, Rockdale and Strathfield and is focused on six local areas within the Cooks River Catchment. The project team is working with communities, businesses and councils for long term improvement of the Catchment.
Welcome & News
Water Wise Contest! 16.12.2009
Tell us what your best home water saving tip is and you could win a $50 voucher for a range of household, personal, and garden sustainability products. To enter, send us an email that includes your favorite tip(s) for saving water at home and your name and a contact number. We will be accepting entries through 5 pm on 31st January 2010. Multiple entries per person are welcome. The top water savings tips will be published in the next newsletter (entrants' names will not be published without prior permission).
December OurRiver Newsletter now available 16.12.2009
Visit our Publications Page to download a copy of the December 2009 OurRiver Newsletter, which covers the project's progress and upcoming events. To receive newsletters electronically, email ourriver@strathfield.nsw.gov.au. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, email ourriver@strathfield.nsw.gov.au or call 9748 9635.
Water Wise Tours 27.10.2009
Join us to discover and discuss how to use water more efficiently and improve our local waterways. We will look at and discuss new solutions that have helped to improve our local waterways, visit a local resident's rainwater collection/reuse scheme and learn from another local resident how other Sydney communities are involved in managing water in their local area. Read more
October OurRiver Newsletter Now Available 15.10.2009
Visit our Publications Page to download a copy of the October 2009 OurRiver Newsletter, which covers the project's progress and upcoming events. To receive newsletters electronically, email ourriver@strathfield.nsw.gov.au.
OurRiver Business Survey 12.05.2009
The OurRiver team in conjunction with the eight Council partners is now undertaking a business survey of approximately 2,500 businesses across the six project Subcatchments. A proportion of surveys will be conducted by phone with the remainder of businesses receiving a survey in the mail or completeing the survey online. If you are a local business within one of the six Subcatchments and wish to complete the survey online please click on the relevant link below. Read more
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A rain garden is a planted depression that absorbs rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, footpaths and roads. Read more here
