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A good news story for ACT grasslands
This article is written by Rainer Rehwinkel, a member of Friends of Grasslands and the Conservation Council’s Biodiversity Working Group It’s not that often we get a good news story when it comes to the interaction between community groups and the maze of ACT...
Community leaders walk out of Alicia Payne Climate Reference Group in response to Albanese Government approval of coal and gas projects
Seven Canberran community leaders have resigned from a Climate Reference Group organised by Federal Member for Canberra, Alicia Payne, as a protest against the Albanese government’s continued approval of coal and gas mines. This includes four coal expansions approved...
Act now, Minister, to prevent the slaying of a Dragon at Canberra Airport
Friends of Grasslands (FOG) and Conservation Council ACT Region (the Council) have today called on Federal Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek, to rescue the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons from the Canberra Airport Group (CAG) by revoking development...
We’re hiring a new campaigner
The Conservation Council ACT Region is seeking an enthusiastic campaigner with experience in strategy development and implementation, stakeholder engagement and communications. The successful applicant will develop and lead campaigns to achieve positive environmental...
Conservation Council ACT calls on Ginninderry to go back to drawing board on Drake Brockman Drive upgrades
The Conservation Council ACT has called on the Riverview Group (Ginninderry) to go back to the drawing board on the upgrades of Drake Brockman Drive. On 28 November, the ACT Planning and Land Authority approved Stage 2 of the upgrade of Drake Brockman Drive between...
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...
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