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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - Caught on Camera

Greens 'disappointed' no alternatives found to removing Narrabundah trees

The 27 trees will be removed from a park in Sprent Street.

The Canberra Times

'Makes my skin crawl': ACT calls for more action on feral horses

This comes ahead of an environment ministers meeting on Friday.

The Canberra Times

The 'highly risky business' of feral animal control in Namadgi

The ACT government says animal welfare is paramount in culling.

The Canberra Times

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Swedes want robot mowers to be the future of lawn mowing in Australia

The Embassy of Sweden has one - called Husky.

The Canberra Times

Fears for Canberra grassland earless dragon as ACT government updates its list of threatened species

The ACT government has updated its list of threatened species and says the Canberra grassland earless dragon is now critically endangered. Five new species have been added to the list, while four have had their status updated.

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New species added to ACT's threatened list, more habitat in danger

Challenge ahead to balance development and conservation.

The Canberra Times

Ex-chair returns to lead interim ACT heritage council

Nine people have been selected for the stop-gap heritage body.

The Canberra Times

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Inaccurate, ineffective heritage advice hampers Cuppacumbalong

Poor advice and delays make it hard to manage the heritage site.

The Canberra Times

Open northside home to support young people at homelessness risk, govt told

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended an expansion of the a youth homelessness program.

The Canberra Times

'Their health is being affected': Wood heater ban call comes amid rise in popularity

Home owners would be required to remove existing wood heaters before a property could be sold.

The Canberra Times

Fresh calls to ban wood heaters in the ACT

Home owners would be required to remove existing wood heaters before a property could be sold.

The Canberra Times

Phone tower for Reid would be a 'cane toad in a bowerbird's nest'

A 20-metre temporary telecommunications tower "doesn't fit the bill".

The Canberra Times

ACT heritage 'all care and no responsibility', needs to consider climate change, govt told

The commissioner for sustainability and the environment has recommended a series of changes to heritage laws.

The Canberra Times

Tuggeranong Homestead 'protected' as concern mounts over future development

The homestead site has been identified for "possible change" by the government almost 30 years after development plans were abandoned.

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ACT has Australia's worst long-term homelessness, and it's getting even worse

The ACT has the highest rate of persistent homelessness among people accessing support in Australia.

The Canberra Times

Developers face bans in the ACT under licensing plans

The government is still tossing up how developer licensing will work.

The Canberra Times

Full list of ACT flammable cladding buildings revealed

The full list of 23 affected sites can be revealed for the first time.

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Canberra's heritage system to be considered by parliamentary inquiry

The inquiry follows the Heritage Minister revealing she had lost confidence in the heritage council.

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Mr Fluffy asbestos response cost less than expected: final report

More than 97 per cent of affected homes have been demolished.

The Canberra Times

Minister 'saddened and disappointed' as review finds unprofessional behaviour in govt body

The review found strained relationships present an "imminent risk to ACT heritage sites".

The Canberra Times

Quiet place to reflect scheme's dangerous legacy to be built at arboretum

A forest shelter will from next year offer a place to remember the impact of Mr Fluffy asbestos.

ABC News

Mr Fluffy families to get 'place of reflection' at National Arboretum to acknowledge legacy of asbestos insulation crisis

Canberra families whose houses were torn down to remove the threat of loose-fill asbestos insulation will soon have a dedicated public place of reflection at the National Arboretum.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra playgroup so good, mum drives an hour from NSW

A mother of twins doesn't drive her two-year-olds an hour each way from Gunning to Gungahlin for just any old playgroup.

The Canberra Times

Recently discovered rare purple butterfly thrives in Namadgi

Ecologists, community experts and volunteers successfully surveyed butterflies in two areas of Namadgi recently, despite the wet conditions.

The Canberra Times

Swimming banned as bacteria flows into Murrumbidgee

Bacterial levels in some areas more than triple what the ACT government considers safe, with run off from surrounding properties thought to contribute.

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