Nov 26, 2025 | Latest News
Our volunteers are essential for the work of the Conservation Council. From researching, policy and submission writing, over running stalls, walks and webinars, over doing hundreds of tasks to help keep our database and website organised and running smoothly, to...
Nov 26, 2025 | Latest News
The Conservation Council would like to congratulate those elected to our new board! We are delighted to have had many high-quality candidates run for the board, and are excited to work with our new members over the coming year. Our newly elected board is:...
Nov 25, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
This is a critical time for nature in Australia. Right now the Federal Parliament are debating changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) that will shape how we manage our environment for years to come. This is a huge opportunity to...
Nov 12, 2025 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
This week we joined 130 environment and justice advocacy groups to sign a joint statement, created by the Lock The Gate Alliance to urgently call on the Australian Parliament to reject the Albanese government’s proposed changes to national environment laws. The...
Oct 29, 2025 | Climate, Latest News
António Guterres says it is now inevitable that we will overshoot the 1.5C target set at the Paris climate agreement. Every day, there are more stories of species becoming extinct, floods and storms and fires, lives lost and biodiversity destroyed. Every day, more...
Oct 27, 2025 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
The ACT Government today informed the community that the Territory will not meet our 2025 interim target of reducing emissions by 50-60% on 1990 levels and that if we stay on the current trajectory, we will struggle to achieve net zero by 2045. This reinvigorates the...
