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Canberra rallies to tell forestry conference: no social licence for native forest logging
Last week, Canberra Forest Alliance joined with Friends of the Forest Mogo, Knitting Nannas for Native Forests (South Coast loop) and the Bob Brown Foundation to call for an end to native forest logging outside of the venue of the Australian Forestry Symposium in...
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...
Canberra rallies to tell forestry conference: no social licence for native forest logging
Last week, Canberra Forest Alliance joined with Friends of the Forest Mogo, Knitting Nannas for Native Forests (South...
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....