May 20, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Canberrans care deeply about our natural places. We’re proud to live in a city where rare species like the Golden Sun Moth still survive, and we expect our governments and developers to respect and protect the places where they are known to live. But right now, that...
May 19, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
Canberrans love our bush capital. We take pride in living in a city where critically endangered woodlands still survive, where woodland birds still call, and where places like ‘Patch GG’ in the National Arboretum connect us to something bigger than ourselves. We...
May 18, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
Canberrans aren’t the only ones who love the wooded slopes that run from The Pinnacle Nature Reserve down to the lower reaches of the Molonglo River. Threatened woodland birds like the Superb Parrot, Little Eagle, and the elusive Brown Treecreeper love it too. This...
May 14, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal...
May 14, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
14 May 2026 The Conservation Council ACT Region has received confirmation from the ACT Government that Waragul (Dingo) will be culled during the annual Thermally Assisted Aerial Control Program, if encountered. Aerial culls are underway this week across the ACT’s...
May 13, 2026 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge
Over 200 people attended the premiere screening of our documentary On the Edge last night, in a powerful display of community support for Canberra’s Western Edge. After the film, we delved deeper into the challenge of urban sprawl here in the ACT with a panel...
