Fruit tree netting that can entangle flying foxes and birds is now banned in Canberra backyards, with residents facing fines of up to $800 if caught continually using it....
Various reserves (mostly out around the Cotter) and parts of Namadgi will be closed for periods in May/June - something to be aware of if you’re planning to head out.
ANZAC Day may not actually make a long weekend this year but apparently the powers that be have considered it’s close enough to make for a double demerit period in ACT and NSW - and it’s starting Wednesday instead of Thursday. Keep your eyes peeled if you’re out and about over the next few days.
A frustrated ACT Government has written to the Federal Government calling on it to release the 700-hectare CSIRO Ginninderra site to the Territory so it can be developed for much-needed housing.
The ACT government is moving to have the Molonglo Valley reclassified as Canberra’s sixth town centre in a bid to allow greater development and growth in the commercial precinct....
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal has rejected an application by Empire Global Developments to increase a tenant’s rent by 20 per cent on a one-bedroom Canberra apartment....
There are two large closures coming up in Kosciuszko to allow for shooting to occur (animal control). If anyone’s planning on a trip down there in the next few months this might affect you....