Cooks River Catchment Management Strategy
Foreword
The environmental problems of the Cooks River are almost legendary. Almost everyone has a tale to tell about the river. In many ways the river is emblematic of the state of Sydney's environment. All the mistakes of the past are on display along its length.
This strategy reflects the desire of the community to correct those mistakes and repair the damage that has occurred to the Cooks River and the many creeks in its catchment.
This strategy follows the completion of the actions contained in the Cooks River CMC's 1993 Strategic Plan. It builds on the actions completed under the 1993 Plan and seeks to complement the now very comprehensive planning framework for the catchment, including the Cooks River Foreshores Strategy and the Cooks River Storm water Management Plan.
There is every reason to be confident that most, if not all of the actions set out in this Strategy can be carried out in the not too distant future. The level of commitment that now exists in the community and in government to work in very practical ways to improve the river is higher than it has ever been.
This Strategy is largely a result of that commitment as expressed by the wide range of environment and other community groups, and State and Local government authorities represented on the Catchment Management Committee.
The Cooks River Catchment Management Committee will continue to work for the community and with government to improve the quality of the Cooks River catchment and contribute to making south-western Sydney a better place to live.
Cr Phil Morgans
Chairperson of the Cooks River Catchment Management Committee
Report Published Electronically by au.riversinfo.org
This Cooks River Catchment Management Strategy was reproduced from electronic files prepared for printing the CRCMC Strategic Plan. If there is any discrepancy between this reproduction and the printed original the original takes precedence.
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