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Canberra’s Bus Stops & Citizen Science
This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer and Chair of the Transport Working Group, Bill Gemmell. Unlike much of Australia, Canberra and its surrounding districts have four distinct seasons. Winter and summer can both be harsh, with large daytime...
Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance: Dead parrots and wilting Red Gums, but Murray can save the Murray
A new Commonwealth report into the Murray Darling Basin reveals why Red Gums are wilting and Regent Parrots are threatened, with only a little over half the purported benefits of an irrigator offset actually eventuating. In 2017, Commonwealth and state ministers cut...
Platypus: Our Quiet Neighbours in the Western Edge
At dawn and twilight, along the Murrumbidgee and Molonglo rivers, is when you're most likely to see one of the Western Edge’s more reserved residents. If you crouch quietly on the river bank, you may see the glide of a sleek body along the surface and a ripple as it...
Bird Walk Canberra – Citizen COP 2026
Join Gregory Andrews from Lyrebird Dreaming for a gentle Citizen COP bird walk exploring local birdlife, biodiversity...
People for Nature’s Citizen COP Australia
Citizen COP Australia is a decentralised, people-powered movement by People For Nature, running alongside the 2026...
A Larger Assembly – Do more MLA’s make for Better Government?
One suggestion to improve governance in the Act is to increase the number of MLAs. Come contribute to the discussion....
Extraordinarily detailed fossil preservation in nanophase goethite. A talk by Michael Frese.
Join us at 7.30pm Thursday October 1 2026. All welcome! The potential of goethite for the preservation of extremely...