Jan 13, 2023 | Campaigns, Nature and waterways
The Biodiversity Network Paper: A Tenure-blind framework for cohesive nature conservation across the ACT. The ACT, like the rest of Australia, is battling an extinction crisis. Approximately 6.2% of Canberra’s mature trees have been removed in the past 5 years; our...
Dec 12, 2022 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
As young people we have experienced unprecedented loss. We have lost the innocence of youth – forced to advocate for our lives, lest they be traded to the fossil fuel industry for a quick buck. We have lost trust in our decision makers – faithless after...
Dec 5, 2022 | Climate, Latest News
Take the survey How do you cook? Would you switch from gas to electric? The Conservation Council is helping Canberrans to make the switch from gas to electric appliances. But we know that many people are reluctant to replace their gas cooktop for electric...
Dec 2, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Waste
Lurching forwards on climate action in 2022 In a year of more record floods and mild temperatures driven by an unusual concurrence in Australia’s three major climate systems (a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole, a positive Southern Annular Mode and a triple La Niña...
Dec 1, 2022 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
At this time of year, there is a lot of forward planning and looking ahead to be done: Where am I going to be for New Years Eve? What are my 2023 goals? What do I get my secret santa? Amongst this, it can be easy to let the year slip away without taking the time to...
Nov 17, 2022 | Past Events, Waste
The Conservation Council ACT Region invites stakeholders to contribute their comments on the draft ACT Circular Economy Strategy. This short online workshop is designed to gather your feedback about the draft Strategy to inform our submission to the ACT Government. A...
Nov 15, 2022 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Past Events
Come join us for a screening of the popular feature documentary FRANKLIN on Wednesday 14 December! The Conservation Council ACT Region and ACF Community Group Canberra are excited to present a screening of the popular feature documentary FRANKLIN on Wednesday 14...
Nov 9, 2022 | Latest News, Waste
It’s National Recycling Week, so what better way to highlight the topic than to witness the “collapse” of the REDcycle soft plastics recycling service?! Media outlets are running with sensational headlines about “secret stockpiling” of soft plastics, but they are...
Nov 3, 2022 | Latest News
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...
Nov 3, 2022 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
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...
