Conservation Council of the ACT Submission on Developing a new Climate Change Strategy for the ACT Discussion Paper

Mar 18, 2026 | Climate, Latest News, Uncategorized

The Conservation Council of the ACT Region has today provided feedback to the ACT Government on their discussion paper towards developing a new Climate Change Strategy for the ACT. Click here to read our full submission. The Council is disappointed that the Discussion...

Have your Say on a Nature Positive Future for the ACT

Mar 12, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized

Last month, the ACT Government released a draft of the new ACT Nature Conservation Strategy 2025-2035 for public comment, following extensive targeted stakeholder consultation. The Conservation Council welcomes the development of the new Strategy and supports the...

Conservation Council ACT Calls for Evidence-Based, Non-Lethal Wombat Management

Mar 3, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways

The Conservation Council ACT Region is today urging the ACT Government to adopt a non-lethal, evidence-based framework for managing the region’s bare-nosed wombat population. In its formal response to the ACT Government’s Draft Technical Report on wombat...

Have your say on the future of climate action in the ACT

Feb 25, 2026 | Climate, Latest News

The ACT Government has released a Discussion Paper on developing the next ACT Climate Change Strategy, and is seeking community feedback to shape the future of the ACT’s climate action efforts from 2026-2035. We’re asking you to join us in making a...

Albanese government ‘burning our future’ with coal mine expansion tick of approval

Feb 23, 2026 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways

We share the distress and frustration as per the media statements released last week by Lock the Gate, Queensland Conservation Council and Mackay Conservation Group about the approval of the Middlemount coal mine extension – February 2026.  Australia has been...

Conservation Council ACT Welcomes New Nature Conservation Strategy

Feb 9, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

The Conservation Council ACT Region has today welcomed the release of the ACT Government’s draft Nature Conservation Strategy, which is open for consultation from today. The Council has been engaged in consultation over the strategy for the past year, and...