Nov 5, 2021 | Campaigns, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
Below the Molonglo River Reserve and to the West of Denman Prospect Development, is a remarkable natural area known as “Bluetts Block”. Two ecological communities are found at Bluetts Block 1) Dry Forest with a shrubby-healthy-grassy ground layer located on higher...
Oct 1, 2021 | Climate, Latest News
The world’s leaders will meet in Glasgow from 31 Oct to 12 Nov for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, with the aim of increasing the pace of action to halt global warming. Australia is one of only a few countries without a commitment to or a plan for reaching net...
Oct 1, 2021 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
A recent study from researchers at Matthew Flinders University and the CSIRO reveals the enormous cost of invasive species to the Australian economy, and shows that cats are the worst perpetrators. The study determined that invasive species cost Australia...
Sep 30, 2021 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT Region cautiously welcomed funding for climate action and the environment announced today by the ACT Government, though has raised concerns that some of the biggest-ticket items in the Budget will deliver little in the way of emissions...
Sep 7, 2021 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Tuesday September 7th is National Threatened Species Day and the Conservation Council ACT Region is putting the spotlight on one of Canberra’s threatened species – the critically endangered Golden Sun Moth. The date of National Threatened Species Day, 7th...
Sep 2, 2021 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Gang-gang Cockatoos are a popular feature of Canberra’s cooler months as they fly down from the surrounding mountains to take refuge from the winter chill in the city’s parks and reserves. Currently, while the rest of us are twiddling our thumbs in...