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Winners of the ACT Enviornment Awards Announced!
The Conservation Council has announced the winners of the annual ACT Environment Awards. The Awards are an annual celebration of Canberra's environmental community, recognising hard work of so many in community to protect our nature and climate. This year we handed...
Media Release: Conservation Council Welcomes ACT Budget Funding for Community Conservation Groups and Biosecurity Initiatives
The Conservation Council of the ACT Region has welcomed the ACT Government's 2026-27 Budget announcement to fund community environment initiatives. “An uplift in funding to support community groups to deliver biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection projects...
The Western Edge: A Place of Unique Heritage
This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer, William Jones. Please note this post is based on information gathered from current publicly available studies. The cultural heritage value of the Western Edge is an invaluable part of Canberra’s identity and...
First volunteer info session for the Western Edge and 1% for Nature campaigns a success
Our first volunteer information session for the joint Save our Western Edge! and 1% for Nature campaigns was a huge success! We had over 25 people learning about the joint campaign strategy, signing up for different volunteer roles, joining their local campaign group...
What Are The Benefits Of Connecting with Nature?
Have you ever noticed that relaxing on the couch after a long hike hits the spot more than it does on a lazy Sunday? Or that the stresses of everyday life fade into the background when you’re overlooking a beautiful woodland? Maybe you’ve found that focusing on a...
Lot 2 Wallaroo Road – an environmental offset without adequate protection
Canberrans care deeply about our natural places. We’re proud to live in a city where rare species like the Golden Sun Moth still survive, and we expect our governments and developers to respect and protect the places where they are known to live. But right now, that...
The future of ‘Patch GG’ – an environmental offset site zoned for future development?
Canberrans love our bush capital. We take pride in living in a city where critically endangered woodlands still survive, where woodland birds still call, and where places like ‘Patch GG’ in the National Arboretum connect us to something bigger than ourselves. We...
The battle for Central Molonglo – endangered grassy woodlands worth protecting
Canberrans aren’t the only ones who love the wooded slopes that run from The Pinnacle Nature Reserve down to the lower reaches of the Molonglo River. Threatened woodland birds like the Superb Parrot, Little Eagle, and the elusive Brown Treecreeper love it too. This...
Federal Budget: funding prioritises “dangerous” devolution of federal environmental decision-making to states and territories over nature protection
Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal...