
The Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Action Plan (CAP) is central to the delivery of natural resource management throughout our region.

The GIS database is a tool and resource for SMCMA staff and NRM stakeholders to update and access information.The SMCMA GIS project aims to strategically plan investment and on-ground works.


The Cooks River Urban Water Initiative aims to improve the Cooks River by partnering with the local community and land managers in stormwater and wetland improvement projects across the catchment.
Botany Bay and it’s catchment has been identified as an environmental ‘hot spot’ under the Australian Government Caring for our Country Initiative.
The SMCMA’s Water Sensitive Urban Design program acts as a repository for research that defines “best practice” for WSUD policy and on-ground works.
The SMCMA Bushcare program aims to increase natural resource management awareness, skills and knowledge of Sydney’s engaged community.
The project aims to connect Towra Point Wetlands with Botany Bay National Park via native vegetation corridors. These proposed native vegetation corridors are described in the Corridors Delineation Report (former) NSW Department of Climate Change, 2009.