A Compact City: An Alternative to Greenfield Development in the Western Edge

Jul 20, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge, Transport, Uncategorized, Urban planning

This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer, William Jones.  Undeniably, governments urgently need to take steps to address barriers and inequalities in housing. One solution that the ACT Government is currently investigating is to expand Canberra’s urban...

Some inspiration to start the year: Cycling cities – the Movie by Ingwar Perowanowitsch

Jan 13, 2026 | Latest News, Transport

In October last year, the ACT Government informed the community that the Territory would miss our 2025 interim target of reducing emissions by 50-60% on 1990 levels and might well struggle to achieve net zero by 2045. A huge part of the reason for this is slow...

Conservation Council calls for a Transport Policy Consultative Forum

Jun 3, 2025 | Latest News, Transport

The Conservation Council ACT has today joined with four other local Canberra groups to call on Minister Chris Steel to establish a standing Transport Consultative Forum along similar lines to the existing Environment and Planning Consultative Forum or the Biodiversity...

Invest further in Climate and Nature to improve wellbeing – 2023/24 ACT Budget Wrap

Jun 28, 2023 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Transport

2023/24 ACT Budget Wrap Earlier this year, the Conservation Council made a Budget submission to the ACT Government that focussed on 6 key priorities: Champion environment and climate organisations  Invest in electrification for a safe climate Invest in safe,...

The ACT’s fossil-fuel vehicle phase out and electric car push doesn’t go far enough to ensure safe climate

Jul 25, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Transport

There was great hype last week as the ACT Government launched its new Zero Emissions Vehicle strategy, making headlines all around the country that it would ‘ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035’. The resulting public debate has no...

Reducing scope 3 emissions requires circular design thinking and legislated targets

Nov 12, 2021 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases, Transport, Urban planning, Waste

The Conservation Council ACT Region welcomes the report on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT, produced by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment and tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly on 11th November. “This report is an important step...