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Conservation Council ACT Region raises concerns about proposed new business park in Symonston
The Conservation Council ACT Region is very concerned about a proposal to develop a business park over critically endangered Natural Temperate Grassland that could – if protected – help connect two sites occupied by Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons. This is high...
Australian Labor Government approves northern airport road, destroying vital habitat of Canberra’s very own lizard
Last week, The Australian Labor Government gave the Canberra Airport the go-ahead to build it's northern airport road, destroying vital habitat of Canberra's very own lizard, the critically endangered Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon. The Government communicated the...
The Australian Government allows Canberra Airport Group to slay Canberra’s critically endangered Grassland Earless Dragon
Today, the Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) and local environmental groups condemn the Federal Labor Government’s decision, last Wednesday, to allow Capital Airport Group (CAG) to destroy vital habitat of Canberra’s very own lizard, the critically...
Rebutting claims by Capital Airport Group regarding matters ecological at the Canberra Airport
On 8 July 2025, Mr Stephen Byron, the CEO of Canberra Airport Group (CAG), made several claims on ABC Radio about matters ecological (Footnote 1). He said the area of Natural Temperate Grassland (NTG) which CAG is preparing to dig up and move into a seed bank, which...
Canberra community groups decry Capital Airport Group’s absurd attempt to “move” large grassland habitat of the critically endangered Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon
Friends of Grasslands (FOG) and Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) are today raising the alarm on the Capital Airport Group’s (CAG) imminent plans to “move” Natural Temperate Grassland that is the final remaining quality habitat for the critically...
Conservation Council ACT Announces Winners of the ACT Environment Awards
The Conservation Council ACT have announced the winners of the annual ACT Environment Awards. A presentation evening was held on Thursday 5th of June and Capital Brewery in the Fyshwick. And the winners are! Young Environmentalist of the Year Award Highly Commended:...
Conservation Council calls for a Transport Policy Consultative Forum
The Conservation Council ACT has today joined with four other local Canberra groups to call on Minister Chris Steel to establish a standing Transport Consultative Forum along similar lines to the existing Environment and Planning Consultative Forum or the Biodiversity...
Canberra Climate Groups Unite Against Labor Failing Climate and Murujuga
Canberra climate activists are uniting with Conservation Councils across Australia. Demonstrators will convoy today with Albanese’s Woodside Carbon Bomb (see image), to all four Labor politicians - outraged and heartbroken by the Environment Minister Murray Watt’s...
Albanese Labor Government committing climate vandalism
Absolute climate vandalism happened this week during reconciliation week. The Albanese Labor Government approved Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension. In his first act as Environment Minister, Murray Watt, has approved Australia's largest and dirtiest fossil fuel...