Biodiversity: A Year in Review

At this time of year, there is a lot of forward planning and looking ahead to be done: Where am I going to be for New Years Eve? What are my 2023 goals? What do I get my secret santa?  Amongst this, it can be easy to let the year slip away without taking the time to...

Draft ACT Circular Economy Strategy | CBR360 Workshop

The Conservation Council ACT Region invites stakeholders to contribute their comments on the draft ACT Circular Economy Strategy. This short online workshop is designed to gather your feedback about the draft Strategy to inform our submission to the ACT Government. A...

The Next Step for Lawson Grasslands

Ironically, this year, National Threatened Species Day was also the day that community consultation closed for the Lawson North residential development, a staunchly opposed housing project in Canberra’s Belconnen Region.  The project was referred to the National...

Aligning sponsorship with values

The Commonwealth Bank recently offered the Conservation Council an unsolicited $500 donation under its Community Donation Program. While we appreciate the implicit recognition of the value of our work in protecting the Canberra region’s environment, we chose to...