Sep 8, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Climate, Past Events, Waste
The Conservation Council hosted our third and final election forum for the 2020 ACT Election, on Climate Change and Urban Sustainability, on Tuesday 29th September at 5.30 pm. The impacts of a changing climate are well upon us, forcing societies and natural ecosystems...
Sep 8, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Nature and waterways, Past Events
The Conservation Council hosted our second Election Forum on Nature, Biodiversity and Waterways on Tuesday 22nd September at 5.30 pm. The ACT is home to two critically-endangered ecological communities, which include 52 threatened species. The protection of remaining...
Sep 3, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Nature and waterways, Past Events
The Conservation Council, in conjunction with Pedal Power, Public Transport Association CBR, Living Streets Canberra and the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (ACT Branch), hosted our first online Election Forum on Sustainable Transport on Tuesday 15th September...
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 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...