The Hawkesbury-Nepean Waterkeeper Alliance acknowledge the Darug and Darkinjung people, the original custodians of the country where we live and work. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture and offer our deep respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. The Hawkesbury Nepean Waterkeeper Alliance (HNWA) are a group of organisations committed to ensuring a health
y, liveable, swimmable, fishable Hawkesbury-Nepean River into the future by:
- being an effective, independent public advocate for the Hawkesbury-Nepean River and its tributaries
- providing a unified voice, representative of the community, in relation to whole-of-river issues
- identifying, creating and implement initiatives that will protect and restore the Hawkesbury-Nepean River and its tributaries
- building and fostering relationships with all stakeholders and supporting community education
- working with local First Nation organisations advocating for River Dyarubbin
- ensuring integrated management founded upon stewardship
- building and making publicly accessible knowledge relating to the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
- celebrating the ecological and social value of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River and its tributaries
The HNWA is coordinated Western Sydney University's Sustainability Education and Partnerships (comprising RCE Greater Western Sydney) and School of Science, Greater Sydney Landcare Network (GLSN) with Streamwatch and GLSN member groups: Cattai Hills Environment Network (CHEN), Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Network (HNLN) and Hawkesbury Environment Network (HEN).
