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Andrew Braddock Op Ed: Canberra’s Tree Canopy Target

29 March, 2021 - To paraphrase the late American R & B musician Luther Ingram, If Loving Trees Is Wrong, I Don’t Wanna Be Right. Maybe not everyone is wi...

Trial floating wetland for Lake Tuggeranong

29 March, 2021 - A new wetland has been created in Lake Tuggeranong to help keep our water clean as part of the ACT Healthy Waterways program. Minister for W...

Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station opens in Canberra

26 March, 2021 - The first publicly available hydrogen refuelling station in Australia has today opened in Fyshwick. Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduct...

New draft VIC horse management plan will help protect alpine areas

26 March, 2021 - The ACT Government has welcomed Victoria’s new draft feral horse plan, which expands management options and better aligns with our zero-toleran...

Andrew Braddock Op Ed: Writing Gungahlin’s Story

25 March, 2021 - Almost one in five Canberrans lives in Gungahlin. Or to be more accurate, one in five Canberrans sleeps in Gungahlin. More than...

Waterways report card made possible by community volunteers

22 March, 2021 - Thanks to data collected by more than 200 volunteers, the 2020 Catchment Health Indicator Program (CHIP) report has highlighted the health of t...

Canberra’s Heritage Festival returns in a new form in 2021

18 March, 2021 - The 38th annual Canberra and Region Heritage Festival will return next month, celebrating Canberra’s First Nation, natural and built heritage. ...

Rural grants to target weeds and pests

17 March, 2021 - Rural landholders can now apply for the latest round of rural resilience grants which will provide $200,000 to our farmers to help tackle invas...

Statement on the Ainslie Volcanics site and former CSIRO site

14 March, 2021 - Two weeks ago, I stood at the foot of Mount Ainslie alongside Ngambri Elder Shane Mortimer and numerous distinguished professors, archaeologist...

Environmental grants open for community to care for country and nature

12 March, 2021 - Local community groups are encouraged to apply for the latest round of the ACT Government’s environmental grants, which provide financial suppo...

Have YourSay on updated standards for classifying waste

10 March, 2021 - The ACT Government is calling on the community to have their say on the updated standards for classifying waste in the ACT. The ACT Governm...

Technology Upgrade Fund to build digital capacity for community organisations

9 March, 2021 - The ACT Government is consulting with community organisations to deliver a $478,000 Technology Upgrade Fund to help build their digital capacity...

Vulnerable witnesses heard during first year of ACT Intermediary Program

9 March, 2021 - Over 150 vulnerable witnesses have provided their best evidence to the justice system with the help of the ACT’s Intermediary Program, which mar...

ACT Greens Correspondence to Prime Minister Hon Scott Morrison

8 March, 2021 - Dear Prime Minister We are writing with regard to the announcement by your Attorney-General Christian Porter that he is the Cabinet Minister ...

New funding to help local heritage projects

6 March, 2021 - Applications are now open for the 2021-22 ACT Heritage Grants Program which helps celebrate the history and heritage of the ACT. “This is suc...