Callum Brae Nature Reserve threatened by crematorium complex – have your voice heard

May 18, 2023 | Latest News, Nature and waterways

UPDATE – June 2023 Submissions on the Development Application have now closed. A big congratulations to everyone who made a submission. In just one week from 23-30 May 2023 the community e-petition got 252 signatures. The issue gathered much media interest. Read...

The ‘electrification budget’? Putting the 2023 Federal budget under a climate and environment lens

May 11, 2023 | Climate, Latest News

You have probably heard or read news headlines that the federal budget will build “a stronger economy and a fairer society” featuring a “bold $14.6 billion cost-of-living package”, “$4.5 billion over 10 years to support the delivery of the nuclear-powered submarine...

Celebrating redundancy! New Choice tool to help Canberrans electrify

May 9, 2023 | Climate, Latest News, Take action

At last year’s CBR360 Circular Economy Symposium, Lids4Kids CEO Emma Holliday said “our ultimate goal is to not exist”. That is, they would be happy for their volunteer-led community organisation to no longer need to exist if it meant that industry...

Indian Mynas – a Major Problem: but there can be hope

May 9, 2023 | Latest News

SIGn THE PETITION Article by Canberra Indian Myna Action Group Inc Canberra’s natural environment is subject to constant pressure from a wide range of threats:  weed infestations, pest animal incursions, free-run cats and dogs, building and leisure encroachments.  One...

Save Lawson Grasslands: Join our Submission Action List

May 2, 2023 | Latest News, Take action

With your help, we have supported more than 100 experts and environmental organisations to speak out against the proposal, we have empowered over 650 people to sign a petition calling on DHA not to proceed, and we have made sure that Lawson Grasslands was front and...

Save Lawson Grasslands Community Catch Up

Apr 26, 2023

Join us for a community catch-up on the evening of the 20 June to learn about the campaign’s next steps, while hanging out with friends, and painting some banners. Over 99% of natural temperate grasslands have been destroyed since colonisation. This has pushed species...

Tell Minister Plibersek “don’t go soft on plastics!”

Apr 11, 2023 | Latest News, Take action, Waste

The REDcycle soft plastics story keeps getting worse, with stockpiles now found in 44 locations around the country and the major supermarkets now considering exporting it due to lack of domestic recycling capacity, with the recycling industry apparently no closer to...

World Environment Day Dinner 2023

Apr 10, 2023

Join us for dinner to celebrate World Environment Day 2023 on June 3 at Albert Hall. This year, we are honoured to welcome Richard Swain as our guest speaker.  First held in 1973, World Environment Day has grown into a global platform for raising environmental...

Webinar: A Biodiversity Network for the ACT

Apr 4, 2023

The Conservation Council’s Biodiversity Working Group and Friends of Grasslands have co-authored a paper that proposes part of the solution to protecting and enhancing the ACT’s remaining natural places: The Biodiversity Network.  The world is suffering through a mass...

A Win for Bluetts Block-Piney Ridge!

Mar 30, 2023 | Latest News, Nature and waterways

Development footprint pushed back in response to community concern Bluetts Block-Piney Ridge is a special place for many reasons. First, it is home to incredibly diverse woodlands. These woodlands are home to over 100 plant species, including the endemic Black...