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Let’s speed up delivery of a fast train to Sydney

28 November, 2023 - ACT Greens MLA Jo Clay will today call on the ACT Government to support development of a faster rail connection between Canberra and Sydney....

FIRST GEN Z ELECTED TO THE ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

27 November, 2023 - ACT Greens candidate, Laura Nuttall, has been announced as the new Member for Brindabella, following a countback for the casual vacancy.&nbs...

Greens call for recommitment to Belconnen Town Centre School

27 November, 2023 - The ACT Government’s updated Education Infrastructure Plan has removed a 2019 commitment to deliver a primary school for the Belconnen Town ...

Greens’ Vassarotti: Only environment minister to attend blockade of world’s largest gas port

24 November, 2023 - This weekend, Rebecca Vassarotti will be the only Environment Minister in the country to attend a blockade at the world’s largest gas port i...

Registrations open for Solar for Apartments Program

24 November, 2023 - Registrations open for Solar for Apartments Program Owners corporations in the ACT are now able to register for the Solar for Apartments ...

Canberra Liberals election initiative an endorsement of ACT Government policy

23 November, 2023 - Today, the Canberra Liberals have endorsed a longstanding ACT Government policy to commission an independent review into the Eastern Grey Ka...

First tranche of projects to reconnect the suburbs with our natural environment

22 November, 2023 - Volunteer groups across the ACT are set to receive a share of $500,000 under the ACT Government’s new Connecting Nature, Connecting People i...

Retired magistrate Lisbeth Campbell to chair Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council

22 November, 2023 - The ACT Government has appointed former magistrate Lisbeth Campbell as Chair of the 13-member Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council (LR...

Bettong release in Mulligans Flat an example of world-leading ecological restoration

21 November, 2023 - Eight Eastern Bettongs have been released into the Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary expansion area as part of a world-leading ecological re...

Place of Reflection for ‘Mr Fluffy’ Legacy opens at the National Arboretum

20 November, 2023 - A new forest shelter has opened at the National Arboretum as a place of reflection to remember the impact of ‘Mr Fluffy’ loose fill asbestos...

Global boiling: reinforcing conservation efforts amidst an escalating climate crisis

17 November, 2023 - With a predicted dryer than average summer ahead, the ACT Government is applying lessons learnt from the 2020 bushfires to protect the Canbe...

New funding for Canberra’s community gardens

16 November, 2023 - Eighteen local projects have received funding through Round 9 of the Community Garden Grants Program. Minister for the Environment Rebecc...

Work begins on Belconnen Oval Wetland

16 November, 2023 - Work on the Belconnen Oval Wetland to improve water quality and catchment health has now commenced. Minister for Water, Energy and Emissi...

Expert roundtable advises on dangerous driving improvements 

15 November, 2023 - Expert roundtable advises on dangerous driving improvements  ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury today hosted an expert roundtable...

Construction underway for modernised mental health service facilities for young people

13 November, 2023 - A parents room for families with younger children, a purpose-designed therapeutic arts and play activities space, and more interview rooms a...