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MEDIA RELEASE: Make the Switch website guides Canberra households off gas onto electricity
In an Australian first, the Conservation Council ACT Region is launching a new website maketheswitch.org.au to help Canberra households switch from gas to electric appliances in their homes, save money and cut emissions. “Natural gas use in the ACT contributes to 22%...
MEDIA RELEASE: Call on Defence Housing Australia to rethink Lawson North development
17th August 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Call on Defence Housing Australia to rethink Lawson North development Over a hundred conservation groups, scientists, land managers and volunteers from across Canberra and the region have called on Defence Housing Australia to rethink...
Reimagining our Urban Waterways: Environment Exchange
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...
Taking time for the environment
As normal life resumes, what can we learn about sustainable living and what will be the legacy of this extraordinary year?
Active travel in the ACT: Environment Exchange
Did you miss it? Catch up online! Speakers Matthew Burke, Jennifer Kent, Ian Ross, Ben McHugh and Anne Napier attended the Conservation Council’s Environment Exchange last night to discuss active travel in the ACT.
New book celebrates natural history of Canberra icon
It is exciting to say that 23rd July 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of Black Mountain becoming a conservation reserve. It is even more exciting to say that Ian Fraser and Rosemary Purdie have written a wonderful book, Black Mountain a natural history of a Canberra icon,...
MEDIA RELEASE: Assembly support on trees welcome
18th June 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Assembly support on trees welcome The Conservation Council ACT Region has welcomed the shared focus from Members of the Legislative Assembly on Canberra’s urban forest and trees today, as it reflects the community’s desire to see a...
Putting the squeeze on Canberra’s nature
Nature reserves have been in hot demand since the COVID-19 lockdown began. Yet new urban developments are still being built too close to areas that need protection. This World Environment Day, we need to reevaluate our relationship with the natural spaces right outside our doors.
Making the Switch – tell us your story
The Conservation Council is developing a new website to help Canberra households ‘Make the Switch’ from gas to electricity. We would love to hear and share the stories of people who have already made this switch.
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