ACT

ACT National Resource Management Council
A feature of the ACT National Resource Management Council’s role is its support for the local NRM community, hosting secretariat support for the ACT and Region Catchment and Landcare Association (CLA).  This group is the peak body for Landcare in ...

ACT Sustainable Schools Initiative
The ACT Sustainable Schools Initiative is a program to assist ACT schools to reduce their ecological footprint, enhance the schools biodiversity and educate for sustainability through the school curriculum. Schools are encouraged and supported to engage with local experts and ...

Billabong Aboriginal Development Corporation
Billabong Aboriginal Development Corporation (BADC) was established in 1998 to provide a range of community support and development opportunities for the ACT Indigenous community. Located on 2.4 hectares in Holt, BADC undertakes a number of initiatives which deliver NRM outcomes ...

Craft ACT
The Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage Residency pilot project is a unique partnership between Craft ACT and Namadgi National Park. The project encourages community engagement through exhibitions and events which draw attention to landscapes both environmentally and historically highlighting the important heritage ...

Farrer Ridge Parkcare Group
The future of Farrer Ridge is being protected and nurtured by the Farrer Ridge Parkcare Group through a range of innovative and hands-on activities. The dedication of the volunteers will enable the work to continue and encourage the next generation ...

Greening Australia Capital Region
Although there is increasing understanding of the problems and issues facing degraded woodlands in agricultural landscapes, the greatest environmental challenge is finding practical and cost effective solutions for rehabilitating these areas. In 2006, Greening Australia Capital Region (GACR) developed the ...

Lanyon High School
By incorporating environment and sustainability into the school curriculum and working with community groups and industry on a number of projects, Lanyon High School is ensuring a sustainable future and promoting community awareness and responsibility. The efforts of Lanyon students ...

Maryke Booth
Through her involvement with the Molonglo Catchment Group, Friends of Grasslands, Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee and the Royalla Landcare Group, Maryke has made a real difference to her local environment and has educated and inspired many members of the community ...

Nicholas Lever
Nicholas Lever, together with the organising committee, created the Sustainable Careers Expo to highlight to students the need for sustainable career choices. To ensure students are fully aware of environmentally friendly work options is a small but vital step in ...

Pialligo Apples
Pialligo contains some of the best agricultural land in the Canberra region. Since taking over a four hectare block in the area in 1984, Jonathan and Robyn Banks have transformed the apple orchard from a conventional chemical based system, using ...