Oct 1, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways
A new Commonwealth report into the Murray Darling Basin reveals why Red Gums are wilting and Regent Parrots are threatened, with only a little over half the purported benefits of an irrigator offset actually eventuating. In 2017, Commonwealth and state ministers cut...
Oct 1, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge, Uncategorized
At dawn and twilight, along the Murrumbidgee and Molonglo rivers, is when you’re most likely to see one of the Western Edge’s more reserved residents. If you crouch quietly on the river bank, you may see the glide of a sleek body along the surface and a ripple...
Sep 9, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
The results of public consultation on the Draft Report of the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed (SWIOID) Review show overwhelming support for delivering increased environmental flows to improve the health of the upper Murrumbidgee River. The...
Aug 27, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Uncategorized, Waste
Prepared by Camille De Burgh for the Conservation Council ACT Region In good news for conscious consumers, soft plastics recycling has returned once again to supermarkets across Australia. With the end of the REDcycle soft plastics recycling scheme in November 2022,...
Aug 27, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
Did you know the Water Act 2007, Australia’s national water framework, is being reviewed? The Water Act provides an important framework for protecting rivers and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin and we encourage you to make a submission as this is a...
Aug 10, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
Conservation and bird advocacy organisations are calling for an urgent national response to strengthen wetland resilience and protect vulnerable waterbird populations as H5N1 bird flu hits the Murray-Darling Basin. The call follows confirmation of H5N1 in a seabird in...
