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...

Dr Ed Wensing: Protecting the Western Edge by limiting Canberra’s urban sprawl

Jul 14, 2026 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge

Dr Ed Wensing, expert urban planner featured in our new documentary On the Edge, a film by local film maker Trent Houssenloge of Cowboy Hat Films, has written an insightful article outlining the limits to Canberra’s urban growth and why we must prevent further urban...

On the Edge is now live online!

Jul 13, 2026 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge

Our new documentary On the Edge is now live on our YouTube channel for you to watch and share with your friends, family and community groups!  Directed, shot and edited by local film maker Trent Houssenloge of Cowboy Hat Films, On the Edge takes you deep into the...

ACT Government proposes recycling facility and bulk landscape supply uses in the Western Edge Investigation Area. Make your written comment by 3 August 2026.

Jul 9, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge, Uncategorized

The ACT government is proposing to amend the Territory Plan to permit a ‘recycling facility’ and ‘bulk landscape supplies’ as a land use for a 5.08 hectare former vineyard in southwest Belconnen, known as Block 1653. Block 1653 sits right in the middle of ecologically...

Important Step Toward A Healthier Upper Murrumbidgee

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...

The Case for Renaturalisation: Yarralumla Creek

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,...