Oct 1, 2025 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways
The ACT Catchment Strategy Meeting took place on the 29th of August and brought together stakeholders who work within the catchment to review the updated Strategy ACT Catchment Strategy Guide. The ACT Catchment Strategy outlines goals to guide stakeholders in their...
Sep 30, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Canberrans love our natural environment. We want to protect our bush capital and make sure everyone can enjoy a healthy and thriving environment. We value the forests that dominate the mountains in the southern ACT. In the north, we value the grassy woodlands on the...
Sep 10, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
On the 14th of May, a resolution was passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly to protect the Coombs Peninsula from urban development in the future. This resolution marks an over decade-long struggle to guarantee a level of protection for Coombs Peninsula that is...
Sep 8, 2025 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge
Today, the Conservation Council ACT Region has formally requested the ACT Government commit to the following asks of the “Save our Western Edge!” campaign: Keep the Western Edge outside of the to-be-set ACT urban boundary Take the Western Edge out of the...
Sep 4, 2025 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT Region has today expressed dismay after the ACT Government refused to take concrete steps on a commitment to phase out wood heaters in the Territory by 2045, which was initially announced in 2023. The Government yesterday voted down a...
Aug 12, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Standing proud and tall One could study me Guessing I’m a mighty Pine Or a She-Oak tree My branchlets look like feathers Of a rain forest bird Listen and they’ll whisper Wind will have them heard Anchored in the earth Nature comes to me Lots of different birds Need a...
