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Goolay'yari Cooks River Radio

by Radio Skid Row

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About the show

Goolay’yari/Cooks River is a special place. One of the largest and longest urban rivers in Sydney, among the most polluted, and neglected, but the most cherished too. In this new monthly program from Radio Skid Row and Pelican River Studio we bring you interviews with those who care for the river and the stories, histories, events, news and people that make up this beautiful urban waterway.

Latest episodes

Ep 8: Finding the Long Lost Swamp

September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Nature really is unquashable. Nature always finds a way to come back, to poke through the cracks, to stick around on the margins and await the day that better conditions arrive. No matter how we try to control, shape or suppress it…
Ep 7: The Toxic Waterway

August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

This month we’re spending time in the part of our river catchment with the worst reputation of all. The most unloved part of a river system that was unloved for so long. The most unnatural, the most toxic. The worst of the worst. I’m…
Ep 6: The Cooks River Data Centre?

July 31, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

This month we’re jumping in deep and covering the new proposal to redevelop the Kogarah Golf Course into a logistics hub and possible data centre. This proposal and the community reaction to it feels like an important moment in the history…
Ep 5: What Happened at the Golf Course?

June 28, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

On this episode it’s all about the Marrickville Golf Course. But we’re not talking to any golfers! Instead, the focus is on the place the golf course is in, the landscape itself, the local environment, its history and its ecology…
Ep 4: With Our Powers Combined…

May 31, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

The river is something that brings people together. It’s a space for people to gather, it’s a focal point for community. It provides a beautiful setting for people to meet, to share, to talk, to enjoy each other’s company. This episode…
Ep 3: The Cooks River Bird Nerds

April 25, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Birds. Who doesn’t love birds? They’re the colour and movement that draw people to the river. They’re the ambassadors for wildlife and nature experiences for people in the city. They’re so important, both for ecosystems and for our…
Ep 2: Who are the Mudcrabs?

March 29, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Have you ever walked past a problem so many times you just had to jump in and sort it out? No matter the barriers? One man, working alone in the mangroves, did just that—and we're still feeling the impact today.In this episode of…
Ep 1: Who is Goolay'yari?

February 22, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

On our debut episode of Goolay'yari Cooks River Radio we have an interview with Darug/Gadigal/Bidjigal/Yuin elder Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor, on the Aboriginal history of the river, her personal connection to it, and the names we call it…