Aug 4, 2025 | Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
Today, the Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) and local environmental groups condemn the Federal Labor Government’s decision, last Wednesday, to allow Capital Airport Group (CAG) to destroy vital habitat of Canberra’s very own lizard, the critically...
Jul 16, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, Latest News, Nature and waterways
On 8 July 2025, Mr Stephen Byron, the CEO of Canberra Airport Group (CAG), made several claims on ABC Radio about matters ecological (Footnote 1). He said the area of Natural Temperate Grassland (NTG) which CAG is preparing to dig up and move into a seed bank, which...
Jun 23, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, 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...
May 13, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, 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 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, 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...
Apr 23, 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 raised the alarm after the Capital Airport Group expanded construction on the Northern Road at Canberra Airport, which will destroy vital habitat for the Canberra Grassland Earless...
