CRVA 2010 COMMUNITY FORUM 

The 2010 CRVA Community Forum will be held on Saturday 8th May 2010 at Canterbury Girls High School (Muli-Purpose Centre), Church St. Canterbury from 1.00pm to 4.00pm

One focus of the Community Forum will be

the many exciting projects currently underway on the Cooks River as part of the Urban Water Initiative.

Another focus will be

the continuing polluting of our River by sewage and storm water.

Associate Professor Mark Taylor (Macquarie Uni. Dept Environmental Sciences) will present the key note address:

"Why Rehabilitate an Urban River."

Federal, State and local politicians will attend to hear the community's concerns about the health of the Cooks River and to share their vision for a healthy, rehabilitated  River.

Local community environmental groups, Sydney Metro Catchment Authority, Sydney Water, local councils and other groups & organisations currently active on the Cooks River will be displaying their work.

The Cooks River is starting to come back to life but there is still a great deal to be done.

Come along to the Cooks River Community Forum on 8th May

and make your voice heard

The 2008 Cooks River Forum

 The Cooks River Forum 2008 was held on Saturday, 1st November.

Twenty local community and environmental groups  joined residents and government representatives to discuss projects having a positive impact on the river.  Sharing their own work and hearing about the work of others inspired the presenters and gave the members of the public a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the River in the future.

Groups and projects  represented at the Forum included:

• SouthWest Enviro Group - Chullora Wetlands
• Strathfield Council - Wetlands
• Sydney Water  - Bank Naturalization Project
• Cooks River Sustainability Initiative
• Cooks River Foreshore Working Group
• Sydney Metro Catchment Management Authority - CR Urban Water Initiative
• Mudcrabs-Cooks River Eco-volunteers
• Canterbury Council – Gough Whitlam Park wetlands
• Friends of Ewen Park
• DECC - Sheet Steel Piling Removal 
• CRVA – Water Testing & history of CR/Landcare
• Inner-West Enviro Group - Greenway Project
• Marrickville Council - USWIM
• Marrickville Council - Biodiversity/RiverScience
• Marrickville Council - RiverLife Tours
• Bush Pockets Project
• Wolli Creek - various
• Rockdale Council - Eve St/Marsh St/Landinglights Wetlands
• SMCMA - Botany Bay Coastal Catchment Initiative