Feb 18, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council’s Biodiversity Working Group and Friends of Grasslands (FOG) developed a proposal in early 2023 to establish a Biodiversity Network to protect remnants of natural value that are not reserved, whereby these remnants, together with those in...
Feb 14, 2025 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
The Conservation Council​ ACT Region has​ today welcomed the decision that Block 403 and the undeveloped section of Block 12 of Ngununggula/ Bluetts Block will become part of the Molonglo River Nature Reserve. This significant win for our environment comes after years...
Feb 3, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
This article is written by Rainer Rehwinkel, a member of Friends of Grasslands and the Conservation Council’s Biodiversity Working Group It’s not that often we get a good news story when it comes to the interaction between community groups and the maze of ACT...
Jan 17, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
Friends of Grasslands (FOG) and Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) have today called on Federal Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek, to rescue the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons from the Canberra Airport Group (CAG) by revoking development...
Aug 24, 2024 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
It was announced today the ACT Government is taking the first steps to declare Blocks 403 and 12 of Bluetts Block as a Nature Reserve. This is a significant win for the community, the Conservation Council and Friends of Bluetts Block, who for many years have...
Apr 3, 2024 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Recognising Australia’s environment is deteriorating and under increasing threat, the Australian Government intends to replace the ineffective and outdated Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) with a new ‘Nature Positive...
