In the City of Canterbury Bankstown – We Love Our Rivers!
Friday 21 March, 3-5pm
Saturday 22 March, 10am-noon
Sunday 23 March, 9am-noon
Tour #1: Sunday 30 March, 10am-noon
Tour #2: Sunday 6 April, 10am-noon
Tour #1: Sunday 30 March, 10am-noon
Tour #2: Sunday 6 April, 10am-noon
Saturday 12 April, 10am-noon
Sunday 13 April, 8am-12.30pm
From litter booms to underground trash racks and manmade wetlands, we have more than 75 gross pollutant traps and 90 biofilters (natural filtration through planted areas) removing approximately 300 tonnes of waste and excess nutrients from our waterways each year.
We have helped develop a 2021 Cooks River Litter Prevention Strategy, aiming to reduce litter entering the Cooks River by 50% by 2025. We are also developing a Clean City Strategic Plan and work with industry and community on many litter prevention programs, including Get The Site Right and We Like Our Parks Litter Free. Read more about these programs here.
On top of this, our dedicated street sweeping team clean up leaves, litter, dirt and other debris from our kerb and gutters removing almost 1,700 tonnes over 12 months in 2020-21. We also have partnerships with Corrective Services NSW where people fulfil their community service hours by collecting rubbish from our riverside parks. We're continuing to work closely with other river-surrounded Councils on whole-of-river litter strategies as an active member of the Cooks River Alliance, Georges Riverkeeper and the Parramatta River Catchment Group.
Croydon Park litter boom on the Cooks River
Whether it's picking up after your dog, washing your car on grass, gardening or putting your rubbish in the bin, there's something we can all do to help reduce pollution in our local waterways and make them clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.
Dispose of your litter correctly and swap single-use plastics for reusable products. Place wet wipes, nappies, tissues, ear buds and other hygiene products in a bin and never flush them down the toilet.
Pick up pet waste to stop bacteria and other bugs from entering our waterways.
Where possible, wash your car, barbeque, outdoor furniture and gardening equipment on the grass so that it soaks up the detergent, dirt and water. Or use a commercial car wash or apartment washing bay that filters the water.
Keep dirt, leaves and other garden waste away from stormwater drains. Sweep or blow leaves and dirt from driveways and curbs back onto garden beds or place into a bin.
Rainwater is the only thing that should go down a stormwater drain. Never pour, hose or wash paint, oil and other chemicals down a stormwater drain.
Dispose of your litter correctly and swap single-use plastics for reusable products. Place wet wipes, nappies, tissues, ear buds and other hygiene products in a bin and never flush them down the toilet.
Pick up pet waste to stop bacteria and other bugs from entering our waterways.
Where possible, wash your car, barbeque, outdoor furniture and gardening equipment on the grass so that it soaks up the detergent, dirt and water. Or use a commercial car wash or apartment washing bay that filters the water.
Keep dirt, leaves and other garden waste away from stormwater drains. Sweep or blow leaves and dirt from driveways and curbs back onto garden beds or place into a bin.
Rainwater is the only thing that should go down a stormwater drain. Never pour, hose or wash paint, oil and other chemicals down a stormwater drain.