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...
Jul 7, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT Region has today welcomed the release of the draft report from the Independent Review Panel on the Review of the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed (SWIOID). Following extensive consultations, the report recommends a range of...
Jul 2, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer Declan Tennent. In the 1970s, after a devastating flood, Yarralumla Creek was straightened, deepened and lined with concrete to move water away from the Woden Valley as quickly as possible (Carrick 2025; CWEEP,...
Jun 29, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News
The Conservation Council of the ACT Region welcomes the ACT Government’s announcement of a 10-year Healthy Waterways Plan for Lake Tuggeranong, supported by a $2.7 million investment in the 2026-27 Budget. “We welcome Minister Orr’s funding announcement,...
May 7, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT Region calls for restoring natural flow regimes, transparent governance arrangements and climate-adjusted planning in the Upper Murrumbidgee River – Submission to the 2026 Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review. We have provided feedback...
Feb 5, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways
As a major review of the Murray Darling Basin Plan begins today, the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance (which the Conservation Council ACT Region is a member of) will push for a bold and ambitious response to return Australia’s largest river system to health....
