CONSERVATION COUNCIL ACT REGION
The Council is a non-profit, non-government organisation & a peak body
for more than 40 natural history, environment, conservation & landcare
groups in the Canberra Region. As such, it is continually involved with
governments on a wide range of issues, including protecting biodiversity &
national environmental laws, promoting sustainable energy & action on
climate change.
COG, is a long term associate of the Council, and several COG members,
including Jenny Bounds (currently) and I (during past decades) have served in
senior positions on the Council Executive & working parties, dealing with
numerous issues & programs of vital importance to the protection of our
region’s native birds & their habitats.
Over many decades, the Council has had financial support from the
Commonwealth & ACT Governments.
Unfortunately, the May federal budget withdrew the Commonwealth’s
previous $50,000 grant, representing a loss of more than 20% of the Council’s
annual funding.
Council leadership & support over decades has led to favourable
outcomes for numerous important regional bird habitat areas including Namadji
National Park, Jerrabomberra Wetlands, and especially Mulligans Flat &
Goorooyarroo Nature Reserves. Following detailed environmental studies in 2013
involving the Council and ACT Government contracted consultants, these latter
two reserves are to be extended by an additional 800 ha, which will include the
protection of breeding habitat for the threatened Superb Parrot on Throsby
Ridge. This is an outstanding result. The combined reserves
will soon comprise one of the best preserved habitats for woodland birds in
Australia. Nature parks in Gungahlin will now extend from Hall all the way
along the N.E. ACT/NSW border to the Federal Highway.
The Council & COG are continuing to co-operate on the protection of
environmentally significant bird habitats in the developing Molonglo urban area
(such as Kama & the river corridor) & have been successful in promoting
policies for cat containment in suburbs adjacent to nature reserves.
CANBERRA’S NATIVE BIRDS NEED THE CONSERVATION COUNCIL : THE COUNCIL
NEEDS YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT’S TAX DEDUCTABLE.
THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EMAIL GIVES DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE
DONATIONS.
Bruce Lindenmayer
