The Conservation Council ACT Region advocates and campaigns to protect our local environment
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Make Polluters Pay: Sign the Petition Today
It’s no secret that fossil fuel companies are the largest source of carbon emissions in Australia. The 12 largest contributors, known as the Dirty Dozen, have reportedly emitted an enormous 287.7 million tonnes of CO2 since 2016. Despite Australia signing the 2015...
SOFT PLASTICS RECYCLING IS BACK!!
Prepared by Camille De Burgh for the Conservation Council ACT Region In good news for conscious consumers, soft plastics recycling has returned once again to supermarkets across Australia. With the end of the REDcycle soft plastics recycling scheme in November 2022,...
Have Your Say on the Water Act before 31 August
Did you know the Water Act 2007, Australia’s national water framework, is being reviewed? The Water Act provides an important framework for protecting rivers and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin and we encourage you to make a submission as this is a...
Gindilanwari-Dunlop Microforest Spring Clean – 13th Sept, 10am-11am
Come and give our little microforest some spring love! Gindilanwari-Dunlop Microforest is now a bit over a year old -...
Understanding the impacts of climate change on plants at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – a summary of my PhD working with Anangu. A talk by Jay Nicholson
All welcome! 7.30pm September 3, Slatyer Seminar Room, Robertson Building, ANU Details:...
“George and Gertie” Gang-gang a poem by Edwina Smith
Edwina Smith is a retired nurse/midwife from Canberra who has taken up writing poetry. She enjoys writing poems about...
Turtles, monitoring, and citizen science. A talk by Bruno de Oliveira Ferronato
Turtles, monitoring, and citizen science. A talk by Bruno de Oliveira Ferronato. Thursday 6 August 7.30pm-9.30pm...