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Conservation Council Joins in Protest Against ALP Betrayal on Climate and Environment
This week the Conservation Council joined with community members for a snap action outside the office of Federal Member for Canberra, Alicia Payne, asking her to stand up for our climate and environment. Over the past two weeks the Federal ALP have once again betrayed...
Biodiversity Collage Empowers Citizens to Better Understand the Importance of Biodiversity
We were really happy to host the Biodiversity Collage in our office in early December. The Biodiversity Collage is a citizen-driven initiative that informs, empowers and reconnects people and nature, by transforming scientific facts into accessible knowledge, with the...
Annual General Meeting 2024
The Conservation Council ACT Region Inc Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday 21 November 2024 at 6.00pm at the Conservation Council Office and on Zoom. Register below via the Humanitix link. Members who have voting rights should identify for which group they...
Further Jacka Development Should Stop After Koala Sighting
The Conservation Council ACT has today called for further construction of the suburb of Jacka to halt after the sighting of a koala in the proposed development area. “This sighting is incredible,” said Simon Copland, director of the Conservation Council ACT. “In all...
Conservation Council ACT and Friends of Ainslie Volcanic Grasslands condemn decision to build on Ainslie Volcanics Grasslands
The Conservation Council ACT and Friends of Ainslie Volcanic Grasslands have today condemned the decision to approve the construction of a communications tower on the site of the Ainslie Volcanics on the corner of Quick Street and Limestone Avenue in Ainslie. ...
Disappointment at weak Indian Myna recommendations
The Conservation Council ACT and Canberra Indian Myna Action Group (CIMAG) have welcomed the release of ACT Legislative Assembly Committee report on the Common (Indian) Myna, but have expressed disappointment at the report’s weak recommendations. Released yesterday...
Dud deal with Dutton on nature would betray communities and nature
Conservation Councils from all Australia States and Territories are in Canberra today and calling on the Albanese Government to rule out a deal with the Liberal Party that would weaken proposed Nature Positive laws. “Australians love our unique and special nature and...
Conservation Council celebrates the announcement that Bluetts Block/Ngunnungula is to be declared a Nature Reserve.
It was announced today the ACT Government is taking the first steps to declare Blocks 403 and 12 of Bluetts Block as a Nature Reserve. This is a significant win for the community, the Conservation Council and Friends of Bluetts Block, who for many years have...
What next on regional planning and related national environmental law reforms
Recognising Australia’s environment is deteriorating and under increasing threat, the Australian Government intends to replace the ineffective and outdated Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) with a new ‘Nature Positive...