Apr 2, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
The Conservation Council’s first Environment Exchange of 2020 was held on Wednesday night with guest speaker Ian Walker, ACT Conservator, to discuss the impacts of the recent bushfires on Namadgi National Park. The event was a resounding success, with just short of 50...
Apr 1, 2020 | Latest News
In mid-March, Braddon resident Michele England generously opened her beautiful garden to the public as part of the Open Gardens Canberra (OGC) autumn program (sadly, all other openings have been cancelled), to share her experience, plants, art and friendship. Your...
Mar 11, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
On Friday 6th March, Maddie Clegg, biodiversity campaigner from the Conservation Council, attended an assessment tour of Namadgi National Park, to see first-hand the impact of the fires this summer. The visit brought together representatives from local member groups,...
Feb 27, 2020 | Climate, Latest News
27th February 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Evoenergy’s Gas Plan good… but not good enough The Conservation Council ACT Region today welcomed Evoenergy’s plans to halt the expansion of the gas network into new Canberra suburbs as outlined in their 2021-26 Draft Plan...
Feb 25, 2020 | Latest News
25 February 2020 MEDIA RELEASE World Environment Day Dinner 2020 Tickets Released The Conservation Council ACT Region today launched early bird tickets to the 2020 World Environment Day Dinner, which will be held on Saturday 6th June at the National Museum of...
Feb 14, 2020 | Climate, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Transport
Yesterday, the ACT State of the Environment Report 2019Â was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The Report, produced every 3-4 years by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, details how the ACT is performing on a number of environmental indicators,...