The long process towards a nature reserve at Bluetts Block

 The drawn out course of events to make Bluetts Block into a nature reserve has shone a light on the complicated and opaque process of declaring nature reserves in the ACT.

Why did Namadgi National Park take so long?

 Namadgi National Park is the ACT’s crown jewel and deserved every bit of the celebration that accompanied its 40th anniversary last year. But one issue that was overlooked amidst all the hoopla was why it took so long to be created.

 Canberra faces an environmental crisis

 With the ACT Government allowing developers to destroy woodlands and grasslands for unsustainable and expensive developments, the Conservation Council is launching a range of campaigns to push the government to do a lot more to protect nature.

 Plus much more

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