Locals are being invited to have their say on local waterways, with 10 community reference groups being established across the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment area.
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Sydney Water is setting up the groups to better understand “community values” for the catchment and discuss solutions for improving waterway health.
The groups will be based in Schofields, Richmond, and South Maroota, among other locations, and there will be a total of three workshops kicking off in February 2018 and finishing in April 2018.
Volunteer members of the group will learn more about the management of the Hawkesbury-Nepean waterways, share thoughts, issues and concerns about the catchment, and work with Sydney Water to explore ways to improve waterway health.
Sydney Water has encouraged active users of the waterways and those involved in conservation to submit a nomination form for the groups.
“I look forward to meeting our customers at the workshops and hearing their thoughts, expertise and knowledge of the area. I would really like to understand what is important to them,” Sydney Water’s Project Director for the Hawkesbury-Nepean, Iain Fairbairn said.
Riverstone MP Kevin Conolly welcomed the initiative.
“This is a great opportunity to have your say on important matters in our local community and I encourage my constituents to fill out a nomination form and get involved” said Mr Conolly.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from www.sydneywatertalk.com.au/hawkesbury-nepean-workshops and submitted by 5pm on January 25, toHawkesburyNepean@sydneywater.com.au. Call 1800 723 480 for more information.
The Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment is one of the largest coastal basins in NSW covering 21,400 square kilometres. The Catchment extends from the coastal reaches of Barrenjoey headland to the catchments for Warragamba, the Upper Nepean and the Mangrove Creek dams.