May 21, 2025 | Latest News, Uncategorized
The Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment (OCSE) recently released a damning investigation titled Close to the Edge, offering a stark appraisal of the environmental consequences of Canberra’s continued urban expansion. The report paints a...
May 19, 2025 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Paths closed around a major construction project occupying a whole block on Northbourne Avenue have created a serious public safety problem. People who used the paths on this major transport corridor are now walking on busy roads because safe pathways have been closed...
May 13, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, Latest News, Nature and waterways
​The Conservation Council ACT Region has congratulated Murray Watt on being appointed the new minister for environment and water today. We have encouraged Watt to step up and start acting soon – saying that his first act should be to protect Canberra’s Grassland...
May 8, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council ACT and Friends of Grasslands have welcomed a boost in funding to stop the extinction of the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon, announced today by ACT Environment Minister Suzanne Orr. With this funding secured, they reiterated their calls for...
Apr 23, 2025 | Campaigns, Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
Friends of Grasslands (FOG) and Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) have raised the alarm after the Capital Airport Group expanded construction on the Northern Road at Canberra Airport, which will destroy vital habitat for the Canberra Grassland Earless...
Apr 16, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
For years, conservationists, city planners and Canberrans alike have been calling on the ACT government to stop the unchecked urban sprawl in Canberra. Now, the ACT government has taken a huge step in the right direction, drawing a physical and metaphorical line in...
