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Latest news: ACT Parks and Conservation Service

ACT parks closed for annual pest control program

Many parks and reserves across the ACT will be periodically closed throughout May and June for the thermal-assisted aerial control program.

Rebecca Vassarotti: Men made climate change, women will fix it

Minister Rebecca Vassarotti will speak at a Parks and Conservation Service International Women’s Day Breakfast.

ACT Government: Canberra is prepared for summer bushfires

The EPSDD 2023-24 Bushfire Operations Plan describes preparedness and prevention activities across ACT parks and reserves for the next year.

Bush capital is great, except when you’re lost

We are famed for being the “bush capital” but even locals forget about the need to practise safe bush walking – particularly in our sub-alpine nature parks where the temperatures can plummet quickly.

Tidbinbilla Visitor Centre closed

The Tidbinbilla Visitor Centre will be closed until further notice due to persistent water leaks, ACT Parks & Conservation Service announced.

Survey on Canberra parks and reserves

Canberrans can take part in a survey on parks, reserves and plantations – and win a free annual pass to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.

Pest control program in ACT reserves from May to June

ACT reserves will close from 15 May to 9 June as the ACT Parks and Conservation Service removes feral animals.

Gibraltar Falls precinct to remain closed following teen’s death

Following the death of a 19-year-old man on Sunday 12 February, the Gibraltar Falls precinct will remain closed until further notice, the ACT Government has advised.

Twenty years later: ACT’s bushfire management improved, but challenges remain

Bushfire management has improved since the 2003 fires, but challenges remain, a report published this week finds.

Prescribed burn at Cooleman Ridge this Sunday

A prescribed burn will be conducted this Sunday 8 January at Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve, the ACT Parks and Conservation Service has advised, subject to suitable weather and fuel moisture conditions.

2022 eastern grey kangaroo conservation cull begins

ACT Parks and Conservation will cull 1,650 kangaroos from nine reserves to maintain appropriate grazing pressure in grassy ecosystems.

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