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Rookwood Road Subcatchment

The Rookwood Road Subcatchment covers parts of Potts Hill, Chullora, Yagoona and Greenacre (Click here to see a map). OurRiver is working with Bankstown City Council, subcatchment residents and other stakeholders to develop a subcatchment management plan for this area.

Current Activities

Bankstown City Council is working with the OurRiver project to develop plans for a car park and a unique garden bed (called a raingarden) at Graf Park. Stormwater from the new car park and surrounding area will be directed to the raingarden where the plants, plant roots and soil will filter out pollution. Council is looking for your suggestions regarding the car park and raingarden – draft plans will be on display on Saturday 21 August at Graf Park. Come along to have a look and talk to council officers and OurRiver staff about the projects. Click here for more information.

Contact the OurRiver team if you would like to join the Rookwood Road Subcatchment mailing list to receive updates about these works and related activities in the area.

Rookwood Road Subcatchment Community Water Vision

The Rookwood Road Subcatchment Planning Forum was held on the 28th of October 2009 at the Potts Hill Grey Hound Social Club. At the Forum residents and other stakeholders discussed water management issues within the Subcatchment and then developed goals and actions to reach the Rookwood Road Subcatchment community water vision for 2031.

“Our streets are beautiful, interactive spaces that are used day and night by the community. Our parks are safe, accessible and sustainable living spaces that connect the community to each other and the environment around them. Our waterways are clean, rainwater and greywater are collected for reuse, and the community and other stakeholders work together to promote water conservation and recycling.”

Subcatchment facts

Name: Rookwood Road
Location: The Subcatchment covers parts of the suburbs of Potts Hill and Chullora and is bordered by the Hume Highway to the east and south; Avoca Street, Ashby Avenue, Brunker Road, Cooper Road to the west; and the northern sides of Potts Hill Reservoirs and the Chullora Railway Workshops to the north.
Population: 2,265
Area: 370 hectares
Land use: The Subcatchment consists largely of commercial and industrial areas with a small residential pocket in the south of the Subcatchment. The Subcatchment also contains the Potts Hill Reservoir which is surrounded by relatively large areas of green space.
This Subcatchment also contains the head waters of the Cooks River, Freshwater Creek. Officially Freshwater Creek begins at the Chullora Wetlands (an important local environmental asset) and flows into Strathfield golf course, Freshwater Park where the Cooks River proper begins.

The OurRiver team has collected information about the physical and social characteristics of this area and reviewed the major organisations involved in the management of water and other environmental issues. This information has been used in community forums to help develop the future vision and action plan for your local area.