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Federal Environment Law Reform Package – Our chance to shape it
This week we joined 130 environment and justice advocacy groups to sign a joint statement, created by the Lock The Gate Alliance to urgently call on the Australian Parliament to reject the Albanese government’s proposed changes to national environment laws. The...
Why I’m blockading the world’s largest coal port this November – and why you should too
António Guterres says it is now inevitable that we will overshoot the 1.5C target set at the Paris climate agreement. Every day, there are more stories of species becoming extinct, floods and storms and fires, lives lost and biodiversity destroyed. Every day, more...
ACT failure to meet emissions reductions target shows need for greater ambition
The ACT Government today informed the community that the Territory will not meet our 2025 interim target of reducing emissions by 50-60% on 1990 levels and that if we stay on the current trajectory, we will struggle to achieve net zero by 2045. This reinvigorates the...
We are seeking a Bush Buds communications and outreach officer
The Conservation Council ACT Region is seeking a contractor to implement our ‘Branching out: Bringing Bush Buds Walks to new communities’ program across the end of 2025 and into 26. Building on our previous Bush Buds program...
Water Governance In The ACT (and NSW)
The ACT Catchment Strategy Meeting took place on the 29th of August and brought together stakeholders who work within the catchment to review the updated Strategy ACT Catchment Strategy Guide. The ACT Catchment Strategy outlines goals to guide stakeholders in their...
The Gaza genocide is both a humanitarian catastrophe and an environmental issue
The ACT Region Conservation Council was a recent signatory, alongside other members and groups of the Australian environment movement, to an open letter calling on the Australian Government to take urgent action to address the humanitarian, legal, and environmental...
The New Nature Conservation Strategy will be an opportunity to fix Canberra’s biodiversity crisis
Canberrans love our natural environment. We want to protect our bush capital and make sure everyone can enjoy a healthy and thriving environment. We value the forests that dominate the mountains in the southern ACT. In the north, we value the grassy woodlands on the...
Annual General Meeting 2025
The Conservation Council ACT Region Inc Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday 20 November 2025 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...
Missing Middle policy essential to increasing urban density in Canberra
The Conservation Council has recently made a submission on the draft Missing Middle Housing Reforms policy. This ACT Government policy aims to diversify the housing options for the Canberra region by increasing the stock of dual or tri-occupancy housing, townhouses...