Aug 21, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
17th August 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Call on Defence Housing Australia to rethink Lawson North development Over a hundred conservation groups, scientists, land managers and volunteers from across Canberra and the region have called on Defence Housing Australia to rethink...
Jul 30, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Past Events
The Conservation Council hosted another Environment Exchange on Thursday, July 30th on the topic of ‘reimagining our urban waterways’. Guest speakers Dr Fiona Dyer, Kate Harriden and Plaxy McCulloch each provided interesting insights into how we currently perceive and...
Jul 3, 2020 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Helen Oakey, Executive Director As the ACT eases restrictions and life begins to take on some semblance of “normality” after the COVID lockdown, we are all scrambling to resume our lives as they once were. Yet as we throw ourselves into the daily grind, the commute to...
Jul 1, 2020 | Latest News, Past Events, Transport
The Conservation Council’s second Environment Exchange of 2020 was held on Tuesday night on the topic of Active Travel in the ACT. Guest speakers Associate Professor Matthew Burke from Griffith University, Dr Jennifer Kent from the University of Sydney, Pedal Power...
Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
It is exciting to say that 23rd July 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of Black Mountain becoming a conservation reserve. It is even more exciting to say that Ian Fraser and Rosemary Purdie have written a wonderful book, Black Mountain a natural history of a Canberra icon,...
Jun 18, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
18th June 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Assembly support on trees welcome The Conservation Council ACT Region has welcomed the shared focus from Members of the Legislative Assembly on Canberra’s urban forest and trees today, as it reflects the community’s desire to see a...