Aug 11, 2019 | Campaigns, Climate, Transport
Focus on active travel needed to counter climate emergency Canberra’s active travel community are calling for the ACT Government to take strong action to show they are serious about dealing with our climate emergency. The Conservation Council ACT Region, Pedal Power...
Apr 15, 2019 | Climate, Transport, Urban planning
There’s a lot to like about the Government’s draft transport strategy which was released for public consultion earlier this year. However the Conservation Council provided feedback to the Government that while the strategy includes on many good ideas associated with...
Oct 13, 2016 | Campaigns, Climate, Transport, Urban planning
Light rail has been successful in lifting the profile of transport, even public transport, in the 2016 ACT election campaign. In terms of the Conservation Council’s policies light rail gets a tick because it can assist development of a more compact city and it...
Jul 19, 2016 | Campaigns, Transport, Urban planning
The Conservation Council has developed election policies in the lead-up to the 15 October 2016 ACT Legislative Assembly election in order to set out some environmental issues for the candidates to consider as they campaign and set out their own policies. Here is our...
