Ready to kick up some dust and pull out some moves for our bush capital? Join us for Canberra’s Biggest Nutbush where we’ll be lining up for our city limits!

More information and registration here. 

We currently have almost 250 people registered which means we need only just over 100 more for this to be Canberra's Biggest Nutbush! But we want to go even bigger than the record! Please invite your friends, family and community groups so we can make this a fun, media-worthy and history-making event!

To mark Threatened Species Awareness Day, join us for a special presentation evening. Hear from local experts and volunteers as they share stories of hope, conservation and action — from protecting Gang-gang Cockatoos and mapping potential Gula (Koala) habitat, caring for Grey-headed Flying Foxes during extreme heat, bringing Green and Golden Bell Frogs back to the ACT to mapping threatened native orchids after bushfires.

Read more and register. 

Heard about the spread of H5 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and wondering what impacts it may have on wildlife in the ACT Region?

Join Landcare ACT and the Conservation Council of the ACT Region for an informative webinar on the current state of H5 avian influenza and its potential impacts on Australian wildlife, featuring expert presenters Dr Kyeelee Driver, ACT Chief Veterinary Officer and Kim Farley, President of Canberra Birds.

You will learn about the origins of H5 bird flu, how it has spread to Australia, potential risks and impacts to our local wildlife, and how the ACT Government and Canberra Birds are responding.

Read more and register.

Sold out - but you can still join the waitlist.

Featuring the ANU Fenner School's researchers, expert forest ecologist Professor David Lindenmayer and glider conservation researcher Dr Ana Gracanin, the film highlights the conservation issues facing the greater glider, the researchers who work to understand them and the activists seeking to protect their habitat in Tallaganda, Badja and Glenbog State Forests, which are still under threat from logging.

Read more and register.

Part of our monthly Impact Hour series!

Hear from ecologist and Turtlewatch ACT founder Bruno Ferronato as he shares what volunteers are discovering about Eastern long-necked turtle populations in the ACT — their biology, distribution, threats, and how citizen science is helping protect them.

Get tickets here.

11 September

Our new calendar is now available to purchase in our shop! Our Western Edge 2027 Calendar featuring 13 annotated photos, be transported each month to a new part of our Western Edge and see why this beautiful landscape is worth protecting for present and future generations to come!

The first round of t-shirt orders is now closed and we are anticipating the t-shirts to be ready for collection within the next two weeks. If you haven't ordered yours yet, head to the shop now! We will be able to submit a new order to the supplier once 50 more t-shirts were purchased.

These t-shirts not only look amazing, but will be a great way to raise awareness for the Save our Western Edge campaign out in public while also helping raise funds for future campaign activities.

A huge thank you to our photographers and community members for providing their beautiful photography for this and to campaign volunteer Remus Douglas, (@larrikinfound) for creating amazing designs for the t-shirt as well as the Calendar.

It’s no secret that fossil fuel companies are the largest source of carbon emissions in Australia. 

The 12 largest contributors, known as the Dirty Dozen, have reportedly emitted an enormous 287.7 million tonnes of CO2 since 2016. 

Read more and sign the petition!

During the first webinar of this series Tim Scholes (Conservation Council volunteer and AI expert) discusses issues associated with AI, including its reliability, privacy concerns, as well as environmental and ethical impacts.

Watch the recording here.

Prepared by Camille De Burgh for the Conservation Council ACT Region In good news for conscious consumers, soft plastics recycling has returned once again to supermarkets across Australia. 

Read more.

We invite the Canberra community, especially people with no, or very little, experience with our nature to engage with us to learn about and enjoy the beautiful nature spaces the ACT has on offer.

Upcoming walk:

10 Sep, 10:00 am: Branching Out: The plants and animals of the Cotter walk and beginner photography

Give Australian wildlife a fighting chance against bird flu calling for a Wildlife Resilience Fund: an initial two-year, $200 million investment to strengthen vulnerable wildlife populations, repair critical habitat and ease the pressure from feral cats, foxes, rats and other invasive threats already pushing species to the edge.

Make Polluters Pay - E-Petition
The ACT is experiencing increasing natural disaster as a result of climate change. This includes heatwaves, severe storms, bushfires and associated smoke and flooding, placing pressure on local infrastructure, services and community wellbeing, and rising costs experienced by all Canberrans.

Save our Western Edge! With Canberra’s urban boundary being set by the ACT Government in 2027, we have to tell our government now, before decisions are made, that we want our Western Edge protected — not developed — so it can continue to provide vital services to our community.

6 September, 2:30 pm