Hawkesbury-Nepean Waterkeeper Alliance

For the First Nations* of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system, the lifeblood of Ngurra (Country) is water — physically and spiritually it binds together all living things. Caring for Ngurra has sustained generations of First Nations people and is vital to all that now rely on the health of its water. The Hawkesbury-Nepean Waterkeeper recognises the importance of First Nations cultural values of the River and advocates for caring for Ngurra that ensures Country is managed in a holistic and culturally respectful way – now and in the future.

Hawkesbury-Nepean River Watch Education and Sustainability Tools, or HaRWEST, aims to connect scientific water quality data, educational river information and water stories with the communities of the Hawkesbury-Nepean through the Hawkesbury-Nepean Waterkeeper Alliance. By sharing river knowledge and narratives it is our hope that we can better work together to promote and protect the waterways of the our river.

Hawkesbury-Nepean Waterkeepe Alliance is made up of:

We are a member of the International Waterkeeper Alliance.

*The First Nations that hold a deep and continuous connection to the Hawkesbury-Nepean River System across its catchment starting from its headwaters include, the Dharawal, Gundungurra, Dharug and Darkinyung Nations. There are other First Nations that hold a relationship to the river through kinship ties and obligations.

Note: The work on the HNWA primarily to the section of the river between Warragamba Dam and Wisemans Ferry which directly includes the First Nations identified above.

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