Conservation Council ACT Region

02/09/2026

Heard about the spread of H5 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and wondering what impacts it may have on wildlife in the ACT Region?

Join us and Landcare ACT for an informative online webinar with Dr Kyeelee Driver, ACT Chief Veterinary Officer, and Kim Farley, President of Canberra Birds, to learn more about:

🦠 The origins of H5 bird flu and how it has spread to Australia
🐦 Potential risks and impacts to our local wildlife
🌿 How the ACT Government and Canberra Birds are responding

📅 Wednesday 16 September
⏰ 1–2pm AEST
💻 Online via Zoom

Whether you’re a bird lover, conservation volunteer or simply interested in protecting our local wildlife, come along to better understand H5 bird flu and what it could mean for the ACT Region.

Register now to join the webinar.
https://events.humanitix.com/webinar-h5-bird-flu

02/09/2026

🐢 Impact Hour is back!

This September, we’re joined by ecologist and turtle specialist Bruno Ferronato(PhD) from Turtlewatch ACT for an evening of stories, science and action for nature.

Bruno will share insights into turtle biology and conservation, as well as the work he and local volunteers are doing to better understand and protect turtle populations across the ACT.

📅 Tuesday 15th September, 6–7pm
📍 Dissent Cafe and Bar
🎟️ Tickets $5–10

Register here via the link: https://events.humanitix.com/impact-hour-bruno-ferronato. Come along, learn more about Canberra’s turtles and the activities to protect them. 🐢

02/09/2026

August was a HUGE month for our Western Edge campaign. Shout out to all our amazing volunteers who made it happen 💚👏 Here's what we got up to:
📈 600 signatures were collected on the campaign petition, bringing us to 2,600 signatures so far
💪 We ran 9 Western Edge petition stalls across the ACT, bringing us to 23 for the campaign so far
🏞️ We ran two guided walks of the Western Edge for the public, bringing us to 15 for the campaign so far. Five more are planned ahead
👕 We launched our Western Edge campaign t-shirts and 2027 calendars for people to support the campaign in style
🎥 Our campaign documentary gained an additional 800 views online, bring us to 2,834 views in total. Many small screenings were organised privately and one large public screening was organised independently by Active Democracy Bean
💬 We had volunteers attend at least two MLA mobile offices to raise saving our Western Edge with them, bringing us to 10 mobile offices attended so far
💲 A constituent meeting was held with Andrew Leigh MP about greater nature funding including for the Western Edge
⚙️ Meetings w/ David Smith MP and Senator Pocock about federal nature funding are in the works

Come celebrate all this amazing work tomorrow evening .cbr from 5pm at our monthly social catch-up 🍻 Comment below if you're coming!

31/08/2026

Which future do you want for Canberra's Western Edge?
One of these is still standing. The other is what's planned next.🪾
The Western Edge holds some of the last high-quality remnants of critically endangered grassy woodland and temperate grassland in the ACT. And it's on the table for development.🪏

Sign the petition and tell the ACT Government this place is worth keeping. The Link is in our bio

31/08/2026

New episode of Local Environment Heroes!
In this episode of Local Environment Heroes, Dr Michael Mulvaney from the Red Hill Regenerator shares the extraordinary transformation of one of Canberra's much-loved landscapes and the Gang-gang Cockatoos that helped reveal just how special it is.🦜
It’s a wonderful story of persistence and giving nature the chance to recover.
🎧 Listen to the episode here:

In this episode of Local Environment Heroes, we talk with long-time Red Hill Regenerator Dr Michael Mulvaney about the extraordinary transformation of one of Canberra's much-loved landscapes — and the Gang-gang Cockatoos that helped reveal just ho...

28/08/2026

🎬 FILM SCREENING: TALLAGANDA – Endangered Greater Gliders on the NSW South Coast

Just a few hours from Canberra, deep in the towering wet eucalypt forests of Tallaganda, lives one of Australia's most elusive and endangered native species — the Greater Glider. 🌿

Join us on National Threatened Species Day to watch TALLAGANDA, a powerful short film by award-winning South Coast filmmaker David Gallan, followed by a Q&A panel.

The film features ANU researchers Professor David Lindenmayer and Dr Ana Gracanin, and shines a light on the conservation fight to protect Greater Gliders in Tallaganda, Badja and Glenbog State Forests — still under threat from industrial logging.

Using innovative techniques — including groundbreaking recordings from inside a greater glider den tree — this film is not to be missed.

📅 Monday 7 September 2026, 6pm – 8pm
📍 Forestry Lecture Theatre, Forestry Building (Bldg 48), ANU, Acton ACT
🎟️ All ticket proceeds support the Great Southern Forest campaign
👉 Grab your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/tallaganda-film-screening

Hosted by Conservation Council ACT Region & Canberra Forest Alliance.

28/08/2026

🎬 FILM SCREENING: TALLAGANDA – Endangered Greater Gliders on the NSW South Coast
Just a few hours from Canberra, deep in the towering wet eucalypt forests of Tallaganda, lives one of Australia’s most elusive and endangered native species — the Greater Glider. 🌿
Join us on National Threatened Species Day to watch TALLAGANDA, a powerful short film by award-winning South Coast filmmaker David Gallan, followed by a Q&A panel.
The film features ANU researchers Professor David Lindenmayer and Dr Ana Gracanin, and shines a light on the conservation fight to protect Greater Gliders in Tallaganda, Badja and Glenbog State Forests — still under threat from industrial logging.
Using innovative techniques — including groundbreaking recordings from inside a greater glider den tree — this film is not to be missed.
📅 Monday 7 September 2026, 6pm – 8pm
📍 Forestry Lecture Theatre, Forestry Building (Bldg 48), ANU, Acton ACT
🎟️ All ticket proceeds support the Great Southern Forest campaign
👉 Grab your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/tallaganda-film-screening
Hosted by Conservation Council ACT Region & Canberra Forest Alliance.

28/08/2026

Sixteen months after promising an urban growth boundary for the ACT, Canberrans are still waiting for meaningful progress from our government.

The ACT Government’s latest update points to more planning, more research and more investigations — while the community is still waiting to have a say in where the line will be drawn.

With an amendment to the Territory Plan expected in June 2027, it’s time to move beyond endless plans and investigations.

We’re calling on the ACT Government to follow through on its promise, involve the community, and draw an urban growth boundary that protects Canberra’s beautiful Western Edge from suburban sprawl.

Join us for Canberra’s Biggest Nutbush on Saturday 19 September at 11am, as we will form a massive line dance to call on the ACT Government to draw the line and protect the Western Edge.
Register via the link: https://events.humanitix.com/canberra-biggest-nutbush-line-up-for-our-city-limits

27/08/2026

AI Webinar Series #1

How can we make better use of generative AI in conservation — while keeping privacy, data management and reliability in mind?

Following our webinar on generative AI earlier in the year, Tim Scholes, Conservation Council volunteer and AI expert, will run a webinar series on generative AI.
During the first webinar of this series we will take a closer look at :
Applications of AI in conservation
Privacy settings and safe AI use
Data management
Different AI tools and solutions
Guidelines around the verification of outputs created with AI and their reliability

📅 Tuesday 1 September
🕛 12pm–1pm AEST
💻 Online

Join us to explore how generative AI can be used more safely, effectively and responsibly in conservation work. Register now via the link: https://events.humanitix.com/ai-webinar-series-1