Jun 23, 2025 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways
Friends of Grasslands (FOG) and Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) are today raising the alarm on the Capital Airport Group’s (CAG) imminent plans to “move” Natural Temperate Grassland that is the final remaining quality habitat for the critically...
Jun 3, 2025 | Latest News, Transport
The Conservation Council ACT has today joined with four other local Canberra groups to call on Minister Chris Steel to establish a standing Transport Consultative Forum along similar lines to the existing Environment and Planning Consultative Forum or the Biodiversity...
Jun 3, 2025 | Climate, Latest News
Canberra climate activists are uniting with Conservation Councils across Australia. Demonstrators will convoy today with Albanese’s Woodside Carbon Bomb (see image), to all four Labor politicians – outraged and heartbroken by the Environment Minister Murray...
May 29, 2025 | Climate, Latest News
Absolute climate vandalism happened this week during reconciliation week. The Albanese Labor Government approved Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension. In his first act as Environment Minister, Murray Watt, has approved Australia’s largest and dirtiest...
May 13, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT Region has congratulated Murray Watt on being appointed the new minister for environment and water today. We have encouraged Watt to step up and start acting soon – saying that his first act should be to protect Canberra’s Grassland...
May 8, 2025 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT and Friends of Grasslands have welcomed a boost in funding to stop the extinction of the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon, announced today by ACT Environment Minister Suzanne Orr. With this funding secured, they reiterated their calls for...
