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Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance: Dead parrots and wilting Red Gums, but Murray can save the Murray
A new Commonwealth report into the Murray Darling Basin reveals why Red Gums are wilting and Regent Parrots are threatened, with only a little over half the purported benefits of an irrigator offset actually eventuating. In 2017, Commonwealth and state ministers cut...
Platypus: Our Quiet Neighbours in the Western Edge
At dawn and twilight, along the Murrumbidgee and Molonglo rivers, is when you're most likely to see one of the Western Edge’s more reserved residents. If you crouch quietly on the river bank, you may see the glide of a sleek body along the surface and a ripple as it...
Community members visit Question Time to directly ask the Planning Minister about saving our Western Edge
Forty community members filled the Legislative Assembly Chamber during Question Time today to hear questions asked of the Planning Minister as to whether he will keep Canberra's Western Edge outside of the to-be-set urban growth boundary for the ACT. We had questions...
360 Canberrans line up for city limits in Canberra’s biggest ever Nutbush line dance
On Saturday we pulled off Canberra's biggest Nutbush line dance to call on the ACT Government to follow through on their promise to set 🎵 Canberra City Limits 🎵 With 360 people in attendance we broke the previous record by ten people, which means every single person...
Conservation Council strongly supports a just transition off fossil fuel gas in the ACT
The Conservation Council has responded to the discussion paper on the ACT Government’s consultation on gas appliance regulation. The discussion paper explains why regulation is needed, key considerations for determining what is regulated and potential avenues for...
Conservation Council welcomes ACT Government commitment to transport-oriented development in the Southern Gateway Framework
The Conservation Council has provided feedback to the ACT Government on the Draft Southern Gateway Planning and Design Framework.
THANK YOU! CANBERRANS’ VOICES HEARD ON THE FUTURE OF THE UPPER MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER
The results of public consultation on the Draft Report of the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed (SWIOID) Review show overwhelming support for delivering increased environmental flows to improve the health of the upper Murrumbidgee River.
Make Polluters Pay: Sign the Petition Today
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. Despite Australia signing the 2015...
SOFT PLASTICS RECYCLING IS BACK!!
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. With the end of the REDcycle soft plastics recycling scheme in November 2022,...