Aug 19, 2026 | Campaigns, Climate, Save Our Western Edge, Take action
https://conservationcouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Do-you-care-about-wombats-1.mp4 When you think of conservation movements, you might picture seasoned environmentalists or policy makers. But some of the most powerful voices for protecting our wildlife are coming...
Aug 18, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
Good news for wombats in the ACT! On 22 July 2026, the Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Suzanne Orr MLA, confirmed that the ACT Government has no current intention to declare wombats a Controlled Native Species or to pursue lethal...
Aug 13, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Perunga Grasshopper, Perunga ochracea (Left) and the Canberra Raspy Cricket, Cooraboorama canberrae (Right) The habitat of two beautiful insects found in our region’s remaining patches of intact natural grassland is in decline — so much so that the ACT...
Aug 12, 2026 | Campaigns, Latest News, Save Our Western Edge
One year ago today, we launched the Save our Western Edge! community campaign to save Canberra’s critically endangered and culturally significant Western Edge from suburban sprawl development, and instead choose a fairer, more sustainable and better planned future for...
Aug 10, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
Conservation and bird advocacy organisations are calling for an urgent national response to strengthen wetland resilience and protect vulnerable waterbird populations as H5N1 bird flu hits the Murray-Darling Basin. The call follows confirmation of H5N1 in a seabird in...
Jul 23, 2026 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
The Conservation Council of the ACT Region is warning against ACT Government complacency on climate action following today’s release of the new ACT Climate Change Strategy 2026-2035. The Strategy includes Action Plan 1 to guide the Government’s short term...
