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Nature Poems by Edwina Smith
Edwina Smith is a retired nurse/midwife from Canberra.She donated these two nature poems 'Arthur' about Canberra's Earless Dragon and 'Pippa and Puggles' about a platypus and her baby. Both with a conservation message! ARTHUR by Edwina Smith, August 2024 They call him...
Canberrans urge candidates to do more on nature and climate at our Federal Election Candidate Forum
Thank you to everyone who attended our and ACF’s Federal Election Candidates Forum this past Wednesday! Over 150 people showed up to question their candidates’ records and commitments on protecting and restoring nature and securing a safe climate future. Such a huge...
Callum Brae Nature Reserve under Threat
This article is written by Pamela Collett from Friends of Callum Brae. Are you in love? If you are a member of a group in the ACT Conservation Council, then you are in love with trees, birds, and bush. We embrace our responsibility to the land where we live, while...
Nominations Open – ACT Environment Awards 2025
Join us in celebrating the hard work and achievements of the environment community over the past year with the ACT Environment Awards 2025! There are many ways to create positive change in the world. Everyone is encouraged to apply, with a diversity of experiences and...
Conservation Council calls for more money for nature protection in budget submission
The Conservation Council ACT Region has called for more money for nature protection in its submission to the 2025/26 ACT budget. Canberrans love our nature. We are blessed to live in the bush capital – a home to incredible and unique ecosystems, plants and animals....
This week in Parliament – when the Government does and doesn’t intervene
Maugean Skate Case Today in Parliament, Labor is expected to table a Bill that, if passed, will limit the power of the Fed Env Min (Minister) to reconsider proposals determined at the referral stage to be not controlled actions (NCA). Proposals determined to be NCA at...
Conservation Council Supports New Law to Protect Ainslie Volcanics
The Conservation Council have today thrown their support for a new law, introduced by ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury, to protect the Ainslie Volcanics from the development of a communications tower. We were happy to join in a press conference about the legislation,...
Big win as ACT Legislative Assembly agrees to get fossil fuels out of Canberra Schools
The Conservation Council ACT Region and Comms Declare have today jointly welcomed the passage of a motion in the ACT Legislative Assembly calling on the Government to get fossil fuels out of Canberra’s schools. The motion, moved by Greens MLA Laura Nuttall, calls on...
Update: Work halted on North Airport Road, but we need to keep the pressure on!
There is good news and bad news. After pressure from all of us, the Canberra Airport Group has agreed to halt works on the parts of the Northern Airport Road that would impact the habitat of the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon. The airport have said "We are holding...