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River Catchments Plan 2036 Greater Parramatta River catchments plan 2036 Duck River/Parramatta River/Sydney Harbour Catchment Harbour CBD Leightonfield Regents Park Cooks River Chester Hill Sefton Duck River Villaworld Birrong Chullora Rookwood Croydon Park Ashbury Bass Hill Belfield Cooks River Catchment Yagoona Greenacre Hurlstone Park Canterbury Georges Hall Campsie Bankstown Mt Lewis Belmore Airport Bankstown Lakemba Undercliffe Condell Park Wiley Park Earlwood Punchbowl Clemton Park Liverpool Roselands Georges River Kingsgrove Milperra Riverwood North Narwee Padstow Revesby Panania East Hills Kogarah Botany Bay Catchment Revesby Heights Georges River Catchment Georges River Centres Catchment boundaries Cooks River catchment area Georges River catchment area Duck River, Parramatta River and Sydney Harbour catchment area River and tributary subcatchment areas within Canterbury-Bankstown Rivers, tributaries, harbours and oceans 54 CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy Evolution 4 Blue Web At the heart of our vision is a city of three clean, healthy and living river The Georges River has vast areas along its river banks of original vegetation. This will continue to be highly valued systems which flow through the and protected. catchment and evoke a strong sense Sydney Park is a beautiful natural park providing something The Cooks River mangroves restore water quality and for everyone within an ecological setting, and sets a quality create marine animal habitat. and spirit of place. precedent for interaction with water in a parkland setting. CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy 55 Canterbury-Bankstown’s suburban, urban and natural areas are celebrated as part of PRIORITIES three waterway systems: the Cooks, Georges and Duck rivers. Achieve three healthy, clean and living river systems Return rivers to their natural state and celebrate water within the City Connect the community’s cultural, social and recreational life to rivers Water in the City The gradual increase in hard surfaces has led to Transform the Cooks River into a healthy ecological system abnormal quantities of water rapidly reaching In an urban landscape like Canterbury- the rivers after rain, bringing pollutants and Achieve metropolitan connections along the City’s river Bankstown, water is critical to quality of life contributing to poor water quality in rivers, in systems and the Green Web and making spaces and places better to live in. the receiving waters of Sydney Harbour and Without adequate water, vegetation and trees Ensure planning for land within river catchment Botany Bay, and, ultimately, in the ocean. cannot grow, street and parks are too hot in areas considers the improvement of water summer and native animals cannot thrive. The natural environment associated with quality waterways has also been impacted with As the City grows, all water must be used clearing of bushland, saltmarsh and mangroves Reframe water infrastructure wisely as it is a valuable resource. Water can be that once offered habitat and water cleansing from grey to green utilised to celebrate open spaces and cultural processes. Fragments of natural vegetation places while making them more functional and remain and while some wildlife has adapted, attractive. Indicators much has been lost. The City is bounded by the Georges, Cooks and Urban waterways can be restored as Duck Rivers. This includes a third of the Cooks 2019 2036 ecologically functional and liveable places. This River waterway, the headwaters of the Duck requires multiple funding sources, partnerships River and significant tributaries and areas of the with key land managers and a whole-of-city Georges River. Accessible approach to value water in the landscape. waterways The impact of an urban environment on the Integrating waterwise practices in the design of n/a foreshore health of these river systems is significant. buildings, parks and streets can be addressed 50% These rivers connect to a vast network of in part through planning rules under the New creeks, wetlands, tributaries and streams. The Planning Framework. catchment areas for these river systems cover Access points Demonstrating the need for a new water to the river for the entire 110km² of the City area. In this regard, management approach, then establishing water sports and all activities that occur within the City have funding sources, are major challenges. 3 boating an impact on any one of the waterways. Like 20 other natural features they form part of cultural A water management revolution Water quality identity and community character and must be Connective City 2036 heralds a new era for rating for integrated into the City’s planning and design. aquatic flora water management in the City and is intended Poor Thriving and fauna to establish an ecological basis for open space Determining factors D-F grade A-B⁺ grade habitats and waterways. When the Georges River area was settled, many natural river edges and parklands were retained, By 2036, the City’s streets and buildings will making it a coveted area in Greater Sydney to no longer back onto rivers and creeks but Wadable sites in waterways live and visit. However, areas around the Duck rather turn to face them, to celebrate them 0 2 and Cooks Rivers were farmed, industrialised as a primary part of the City’s identity and and urbanised more heavily. The waterways quality. The water cycle and water management suffered significant damage. Along the river and infrastructure will be a visible and valued part of Improvement in water quality creeks clearing, channelling and dredging was the urban landscape. n/a 30% undertaken to: The health of waterways will be one of the · Clean unusable river edges, wetlands, essential considerations in guiding planning and billabongs, creeks and streams; and development. Planning and design will consider Exceed BASIX water efficiency the river as a living system rather than a waste all new · Reduce flooding by encouraging fast flowing limited requirements and unobstructed water flows from suburban water channel. Impacts on water quality, buildings areas to the ocean. pollutions, ecology or flooding in local areas and receiving waters will be considered across all land within river catchment areas. Icon made by Freepik, Scott de Jonge from www.flaticon.com 56 CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy Connective City 2036 heralds a new era for water management in the City, which recognises and seeks to rectify past mistakes, and establishes a sound ecological basis for future management of open space and waterways. Connective City 2036 aims for Canterbury- Public spaces along waterways will be have been concreted, they will be restored as The results of this are: Wolli Creek is the only National Park in the eastern part of the City. Bankstown to be a water-sensitive city with multifunctional community places. The dynamic and autonomous natural spaces. · A significant waste of water that could be clean and healthy waterways that contribute Georges, Cooks and Duck Rivers offer Connecting with the community will be key, used in urban, suburban and natural areas; to improving the receiving waters of Kamay/ significant potential, with existing public involving catchment management groups and Botany Bay and Sydney Harbour. It takes a open space along their banks linking up to · Scouring of natural waterways and rivers; building awareness among the general public. whole-of-catchment approach to ensuring form a fairly continuous green corridor with · Lack of ecological areas around the edges of clean, healthy and living waterways. The built opportunities for new wetlands, revegetation Water cycle and water management rivers and waterways; up urban areas from the catchment to the rivers and recreational areas. infrastructure is visible in the urban landscape. · Increase in flood risks and dangerous fast will provide opportunities to treat, slow, store Connections will focus on physical links These areas of open space are the primary moving water; and or harvest water and reduce pollutants. between water, pathways and destinations. opportunities to improve water management, · Significant levels of urban pollutants The traditional ‘rain to drain’ pathway will be Community participation will be essential in ecological health, and reduce flooding through throughout waterways, rivers and the ocean. modernised to repair and rehabilitate river the planning, design and creation of waterways revegetation, reconstruction and interpretive flows and open channels to connect to new and Much of this water could be harvested and and places. Drawing the community back to improvements such as bush tracks and existing public open spaces. used in the landscape and within the built the waterways will reconnect residents to the educational events. environment for non-drinking purposes. river systems, and create a sense of ownership, Our commitment to increasing public access to A healthy ecosystem is an essential element connection and value. We will increase rivers and tributaries includes naturalising the Our approach will represent a major shift, from of a liveable place. The presence of high- awareness of the location of and routes to banks and making them accessible to people ‘rain to drain’ to ‘rain to grounds’. All water quality fragments of native landscapes in the waterways by greening of streets and parks of all abilities. We will employ Water Sensitive sources
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