Dec 12, 2022 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
As young people we have experienced unprecedented loss. We have lost the innocence of youth – forced to advocate for our lives, lest they be traded to the fossil fuel industry for a quick buck. We have lost trust in our decision makers – faithless after...
Aug 30, 2022 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
30 August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region and Friends of Grasslands is calling on the Federal Government to withdraw Defence Housing Australia’s proposed urban development over nationally significant and critically endangered Natural Temperate Grasslands in...
Aug 16, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
12 August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region is warning new apartment buyers in Canberra to check if their new home purchase will be connected to the gas network for hot water or cooking, after finding out that many multi-unit developments are still building...
Aug 4, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
Thursday 4th August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region today welcomed the ACT Government’s commitment to phase out fossil gas, and transition to an all-electric city on their pathway to zero net emissions by 2045. The ACT is the first jurisdiction in Australia...
Nov 12, 2021 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases, Transport, Urban planning, Waste
The Conservation Council ACT Region welcomes the report on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT, produced by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment and tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly on 11th November. “This report is an important step...
