Apr 2, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council’s first Environment Exchange of 2020 was held on Wednesday night with guest speaker Ian Walker, ACT Conservator, to discuss the impacts of the recent bushfires on Namadgi National Park. The event was a resounding success, with just short of 50...
Mar 11, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
On Friday 6th March, Maddie Clegg, biodiversity campaigner from the Conservation Council, attended an assessment tour of Namadgi National Park, to see first-hand the impact of the fires this summer. The visit brought together representatives from local member groups,...
Feb 14, 2020 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Transport
Yesterday, the ACT State of the Environment Report 2019 was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The Report, produced every 3-4 years by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, details how the ACT is performing on a number of environmental indicators,...
Feb 11, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
10 February 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Environment funding welcome and necessary “The Conservation Council ACT Region today welcomed an additional $7.8m over 4 years of Government funding for better environmental outcomes in the ACT announced as a mid-year budget boost,” said...
Feb 6, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council is proud to present ‘Ginninderry Treasures’, the sixth book in the Treasures of the ACT Region series. With contributions from a team of local knowledge experts, the beautiful booklet will help you explore the Aboriginal and...
Nov 28, 2019 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
MEDIA RELEASE: The Conservation Council has welcomed a motion which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly yesterday and called on the ACT Government to put aside the Coombs Peninsula for environmental and recreational purposes, and remove it from the land release...
