Nov 27, 2021 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
Canberra’s Western Edge: the new urban development frontier Most Canberrans would be unaware that the ACT Government has flagged plans for the Territory’s urban footprint to radically expand to the west. Identified in the Government’s 2018 ACT Planning Strategy,...
Nov 26, 2021 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
The Conservation Council ACT Region is disappointed by Defence Housing Australia’s recently released revised development plans for Lawson North, noting that the proposal to construct single and multi-unit residences over critically-endangered natural temperate...
Nov 8, 2021 | Past Events
What is the human right to a healthy environment and how does it affect the ACT region? Human rights to nature are fast becoming a new frontier for the environmental movement as evidenced by the fact that the Human Rights Council formally recognised the right to a...
Oct 1, 2021 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
A recent study from researchers at Matthew Flinders University and the CSIRO reveals the enormous cost of invasive species to the Australian economy, and shows that cats are the worst perpetrators. The study determined that invasive species cost Australia...
Sep 30, 2021 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT Region cautiously welcomed funding for climate action and the environment announced today by the ACT Government, though has raised concerns that some of the biggest-ticket items in the Budget will deliver little in the way of emissions...
