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Links Related to places within the GreenWay area
Major Local Features (view map 600KB)
Suburbs (view map 250KB)
Councils
Electorates & Local Members
The Greenway corridor and catchment is entirely within the Federal seat of Grayndler (view map of electorate). The current Federal Member is Athony Albanese.
There are four State electorates covering the GreenWay corridor and catchment:
Maps of the NSW State electorate boundaries:
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Community and Environment Groups Active in the GreenWay area
- Callan Park Bushcare - is a bushcare group affiliated with IWEG and working in remnant bushland at Callan Point at the north east end of the GreenWay corridor, adjacent to King George Park,
- Cooks River Valley Association - The CRVA is an incorporated association made up of caring local residents who are committed to rehabilitating the Cooks River and fostering community spirit within the Cooks River Valley
- Frog & Tadpole Study Group NSW Inc. (FATS) - society of people based in New South Wales, Australia, who have a genuine interest in frogs and tadpoles
- The Haberfield Association - The Haberfield Association was created in 1980 as a result of increased public awareness of the need to maintain Haberfield's special architectural and Garden Suburb character
- Inner West Environment Group (IWEG) - undertakes bush re-establishment in the Hawthorne Canal catchment and GreenWay corridor. IWEG’s vision is to “to improve the natural biodiversity within the Hawthorne Canal catchment of the Inner west in Sydney”. Join up for a Working bee or choose your own times on the regular weeding and maintenance roster
- Marrickville Landcare - aims to restore remnants of native vegetation and provide opportunities for community involvement. New volunteers welcome - working bees on the fourth Sunday of the month, in various areas of parkland along the Cooks River.
- Marickvillle Community Nursery - supplies plants for bush regeneration in the GreenWay corridor
- Mudcrabs - Cooks River Eco Volunteers - this community based group of volunteers meets every month to remove rubbish from the river, clean up the foreshores and weed, mulch and plant in designated areas of the river banks. Contact Chris Bartlett 9558 2656 or Peter Munro munropete@ozemail.com.au
- Rozelle Bay Community Nursery - Several community groups use the Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery to propagate plants, to create local provenance plant corridors. The nursery in the past has been a source of local provenance plants for the GreenWay bushcare sites
- WIRES - NSW wildlife information rescue & education service. Volunteer groups. "When an echidna is hit by a car, a possum is attacked by a cat or a lizard gets its head stuck in a drink can - WIRES is there to help". WIRES works under a license issued by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (WIRES, 2007).
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Cycling & Walking (and Sustainable Transport) Information & Organisations
Maps, Books, and Timetables
- Bike-it! Sydney - the back-street guide to cycling the quiet streets (2nd Edition, 2005)
- Bikely - enter your bike route on Google Maps and see all the others
- Cycling Around Sydney - guide to 30 of the best recreational rides in sydney
- Guttermonkey - internet site that shows bike routes and puts you in touch with other riders
- HCAT Inner West Bike Map (800KB) - download a local back-street cycling map for the Inner West
- Sydney Uni and RPA Bike Map (1.3MB) - map download of quiet street routes for getting to Sydney Uni and RPA Hospital
- Sydney Walking Maps - series of brochures for walking the Harbour circle route etc
Active Transport Advocacy Groups and Organsiations
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Agencies, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) & businesses with an interest in the GreenWay corridor
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Schools and Colleges
Primary and Secondary Schools
Colleges, TAFES and other educational institutions
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Greenway-related links
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Local Directories & Timetables
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Local Media
Newspapers:
- Cooks River Valley Times (Torch Publishing) - weekly tabloid covering the Earlwood and Marrickville districts since 1993
- Inner West Courier - weekly tabloid covering the Inner West including suburbs of Glebe, Newton, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Leichhart, Summer Hill)
- Inner West Weekly - weekly tabloid covering the Inner West including suburbs of Glebe, Newton, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Leichhardt, Summer Hill)
- Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney-wide daily broadsheet
- The Glebe - weekly tabloid covering the Inner West including suburbs of Glebe, Newton, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Leichhardt)
- The Telegraph - Sydney-wide daily tabloid
- Village voice - weekly tabloid covering the Balmain area including suburbs of Glebe, Leichhardt, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove)
Electronic Media:
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