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Canberra’s first food strategy gets green light in ACT Budget

12 June, 2024 - The ACT Government is investing $455,000 as part of the 2024-25 ACT Budget towards the implementation of the Canberra Region Local Food Strategy...

Naturalisation of Tuggeranong Creek improves habitat and waterway health

11 June, 2024 - Sections of Tuggeranong Creek in Calwell have been restored, with native plants and grasses replacing concrete to help improve habitat and the q...

Independent review backs Greens calls for integrity in planning

6 June, 2024 - An independent review by PEG Consulting tabled today in the Legislative Assembly proves the community and ACT Greens were right to put planning g...

DECADES LONG PUSH SEES VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE ACT

5 June, 2024 - Canberrans will now be given agency over their end of life and the right to die with dignity after the ACT Legislative Assembly passed legislatio...

Greens win cost of living support push for early childhood workers

5 June, 2024 - In the same week the Fair Work Commission has told women to wait for another year while it considers whether feminised industries need a pay rise...

Injection of $350,000 for volunteer groups to safeguard Canberra’s natural environment

5 June, 2024 - In celebration of World Environment Day, the ACT Government has awarded over $350,000 to 23 community-led projects as part of the 2024 round of t...

‘Burn better’ this winter to reduce air pollution

3 June, 2024 - Canberrans who use wood heaters can take simple steps to ‘burn better’ this winter and protect the health of our community and our local environm...

Announcing new support for EV charging

30 May, 2024 - The ACT Government will continue to support the expansion of Canberra’s public Electric Vehicle charger network, with a new round of grants to de...

Four grassroots projects set to keep Canberra’s suburbs cool through summer

30 May, 2024 - The ACT Government has today announced four recipients of the Nature in the City: Cooling Your Suburb grants, each receiving a share of $150,000 ...

Support for teachers to educate students on the risks of vaping

29 May, 2024 - More than 180 people have accessed an online education program to educate young Canberrans on the risks of e-cigarettes and vaping products. T...

ACT GREENS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ANU PALESTINE ENCAMPMENT

27 May, 2024 - The ACT Greens stand in solidarity with the peaceful protestors at the Australian National University Palestine encampment and are concerned by t...

ACT Government jumpstarts three new projects to fight for threatened species

23 May, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has announced three new projects to protect and preserve threatened species and their habitat in parks and reserves acro...

Winners of the Climate Choices Business Awards

23 May, 2024 - Today, businesses from across the Canberra region were recognised for their sustainability achievements at the annual Climate Choices Business Aw...

160,000 More free doctor's visits: ACT Greens promise to boost bulk billing

22 May, 2024 - The ACT Greens will deliver four bulk billing GP clinics across Canberra in the next term of the Legislative Assembly, to relieve cost of living ...

New initiative to safeguard wetland habitat underscores uplist of six endangered species

22 May, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has released a new action plan that will protect, manage, and improve bog and fen wetland ecosystems in the ACT followin...