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...

H5 Bird Flu threatens Murray-Darling devastation: Emergency response needed to avoid catastrophic loss of Australian waterbirds

Jun 29, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

The Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance (MDCA) last week published the following Media Release. 25 June 2026 With H5 Bird Flu now confirmed in Australia, the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance (MDCA) is calling for an emergency response and significant...

Media Release: Conservation Council Welcomes ACT Budget Funding for Community Conservation Groups and Biosecurity Initiatives

Jun 4, 2026 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

The Conservation Council of the ACT Region has welcomed the ACT Government’s 2026-27 Budget announcement to fund community environment initiatives. “An uplift in funding to support community groups to deliver biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection...

Federal Budget: funding prioritises “dangerous” devolution of federal environmental decision-making to states and territories over nature protection

May 14, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal...

Waragul (Dingo) to be culled as part of ACT Government’s aerial shooting program

May 14, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

14 May 2026 The Conservation Council ACT Region has received confirmation from the ACT Government that Waragul (Dingo) will be culled during the annual Thermally Assisted Aerial Control Program, if encountered. Aerial culls are underway this week across the ACT’s...

Canberrans Call on ACT Government to Save Our Western Edge

Mar 25, 2026 | Latest News, Media Releases, Save Our Western Edge

Over 100 Canberrans rallied outside The ACT Legislative Assembly today, calling on the Government to Save Our Western Edge. The ‘Western Edge’ is 9800 hectares, which contains beautiful and critically endangered ecosystems to the west of Canberra – bordered by the...