Jul 20, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge, Transport, Uncategorized, Urban planning
This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer, William Jones. Undeniably, governments urgently need to take steps to address barriers and inequalities in housing. One solution that the ACT Government is currently investigating is to expand Canberra’s urban...
Jul 9, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Save Our Western Edge, Uncategorized
The ACT government is proposing to amend the Territory Plan to permit a ‘recycling facility’ and ‘bulk landscape supplies’ as a land use for a 5.08 hectare former vineyard in southwest Belconnen, known as Block 1653. Block 1653 sits right in the middle of ecologically...
Jul 2, 2026 | Healthy Waterways, Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer Declan Tennent. In the 1970s, after a devastating flood, Yarralumla Creek was straightened, deepened and lined with concrete to move water away from the Woden Valley as quickly as possible (Carrick 2025; CWEEP,...
May 19, 2026 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Uncategorized
Canberrans love our bush capital. We take pride in living in a city where critically endangered woodlands still survive, where woodland birds still call, and where places like ‘Patch GG’ in the National Arboretum connect us to something bigger than ourselves. We...
Apr 16, 2026 | Latest News, Uncategorized
The Conservation Council of the ACT Region has made a submission to the ACT Government calling for an increased, long-term funding for nature in the 2026-27 ACT Budget, to protect and restore biodiversity and rapidly reduce emissions. You can read our full submission...
Apr 7, 2026 | Campaigns, Latest News, Save Our Western Edge, Uncategorized
This post was submitted by community member Emily Rasheed. The bush of Canberra, the so-called ‘Bush Capital’ of Australia is under threat as population pressures rise. The Western Edge (WE), 9,800 ha of natural ecosystem and agricultural land has been zoned as...
