Nov 12, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
This week we joined 130 environment and justice advocacy groups to sign a joint statement, created by the Lock The Gate Alliance to urgently call on the Australian Parliament to reject the Albanese government’s proposed changes to national environment laws. The...
Oct 29, 2025 | Climate, Latest News
António Guterres says it is now inevitable that we will overshoot the 1.5C target set at the Paris climate agreement. Every day, there are more stories of species becoming extinct, floods and storms and fires, lives lost and biodiversity destroyed. Every day, more...
Oct 27, 2025 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
The ACT Government today informed the community that the Territory will not meet our 2025 interim target of reducing emissions by 50-60% on 1990 levels and that if we stay on the current trajectory, we will struggle to achieve net zero by 2045. This reinvigorates the...
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 | Climate, Latest News
The ACT Region Conservation Council was a recent signatory, alongside other members and groups of the Australian environment movement, to an open letter calling on the Australian Government to take urgent action to address the humanitarian, legal, and environmental...
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...