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What does the Federal Budget mean for the Environment?

What does the Federal Budget mean for the Environment?

This month, we saw the release of the Federal Budget for 2022-2023, which demonstrated the first budget in years that plans to take the environment seriously. The Budget has shown a number of important transport commitments from the Government, such as further funding...

The Next Step for Lawson Grasslands

The Next Step for Lawson Grasslands

Ironically, this year, National Threatened Species Day was also the day that community consultation closed for the Lawson North residential development, a staunchly opposed housing project in Canberra’s Belconnen Region. The project was referred to the National Environment Minister, for a determination on whether it should be regulated. The Council argued that the proposal should be controlled, and found it clearly unacceptable as it proposes to destroy 15.8 hectares of critically endangered grassland.

Annual General Meeting 2022

Annual General Meeting 2022

The Conservation Council ACT Region Inc Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday 17th November 2022 at 6.00pm via Zoom. Use the form below to register and receive the Zoom link to join the meeting. Members who have voting rights should identify for which group...

Katy, dump Barnaby’s gas rorts

Katy, dump Barnaby’s gas rorts

At the 2022 Federal election, Canberrans voted resoundingly for climate action. Now we need our representatives to follow through on their promises. Climate Minister Chris Bowen promised no new funding to gas projects. But Resources Minister Madeleine King and...

Undervalued and Under Threat: Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon

Undervalued and Under Threat: Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon

The fight to save Lawson Grasslands has been a battle on many fronts. Not only is the community working with ineffective conservation laws; but, a core aspect of this campaign has been putting Grasslands ‘on the map’ as an ecosystem worth saving. It’s worth considering that if the habitat at Lawson had been a eucalypt forest filled with Koalas, it might have been easier to garner attention and support. 

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