I put up a proposal to create a /c/AusPublicService community over in !meta@aussie.zone .

It feels inappropriate posting APS content in here as not all Canberrans are Public Servants and not all PS are in Canberra.

Do you think a dedicated community is a good idea ? If you would participate then jump over and leave a comment.

Join us for a special community screening of Nature – The Call for Reconciliation, a powerful cinematic experience connecting global environmental challenges to local action—presented as part of Citizen COP Australia 2026.

Directed by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nature – Pour une réconciliation (Nature – The Call for Reconciliation) is a visually breathtaking and deeply moving documentary exploring humanity’s relationship with the natural world.

Through stunning aerial imagery and poetic storytelling, the film invites us to reflect on our place within Earth’s living systems—and the urgent need to restore balance between people and planet. At a time when climate and biodiversity crises are accelerating, Nature offers both a powerful wake-up call and a message of hope: reconciliation is still possible.

Presented in French with English subtitles, this is a rare opportunity to experience this extraordinary film on the big screen.

Anyone else thinking about heading along tomorrow?

It should be a good day out with vegan food and animal free racing! I am personally looking forward to a Funky Pie .. or 3.

This relaxed community walk will bring people and their dogs together to show support for climate action, nature protection and a safer future for all species.

The walk will be family-friendly and dog-friendly. Dogs must be on lead and under control at all times. Participants are encouraged to bring water, waste bags, sun protection and weather-appropriate clothing. Lyrebird Dreaming will provide climate action dog scarves for participating dogs.

We meet at the National Art Gallery lawns beside Lake Burley Griffin, walk between the bridges, and take a group photo along the way.

For more details and to register go to link.

Lots of interesting climate and environment events coming up for you Canberrans. Enjoy!

This coming Thursday 17 September, I’d like to invite you to join me on the lawns outside Parliament House. Through creation of a large, six-metre installation of kangaroo skin and ochre, I will confront the interconnected climate and extinction crises - affirming Australia’s responsibility to reduce emissions and heal Country.

8 September 2026, 6pm – 8:30pm, Verity Lane Market – Juliet Room

To mark Threatened Species Awareness Day, join us for a special presentation evening. Hear from local experts and volunteers as they share stories of hope, conservation and action — from protecting Gang-gang Cockatoos and mapping potential Gula (Koala) habitat, caring for Grey-headed Flying Foxes during extreme heat, bringing Green and Golden Bell Frogs back to the ACT to mapping threatened native orchids after bushfires.

The evening will be facilitated by Gregory Andrews, Australia’s first Threatened Species Commissioner and founder of Lyrebird Dreaming

The University of Canberra (UC) Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten says the time is right for the university to merge with the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT).

The CIT has faced recent upheaval, including the resignation of its embattled former chief executive this week.

Mr Shorten says there is no timeline on his pitch, while the ACT government is yet to take a stance.

The Climate Fresk workshop is aimed at anyone interested in the issue, whether beginner or veteran... 2.3 million people have already taken part in this workshop around the world.

Climate Fresk is an organisation started in France that raises awareness about the causes and consequences of climate change and advocates for solutions that inspire people to make positive changes, ultimately helping reduce carbon emissions. Climate Fresk is neutral and objective, presenting only established scientific facts from IPCC reports.

Anyone over the age of 14 is welcome - we have an alternative game format for younger audiences.

The workshop is based on a 42-card game. Each card represents an element of the climate system.

As a team, guided by your facilitator, you will identify the cause-effect relationship between the different mechanisms and forces at play. Use the power of collective intelligence to solve the climate puzzle! This step-by-step creation of the 'Fresk' provides keys to understanding the big picture of climate change and its complexity.

For more details and to reserve tickets go to link.

ACT Parks and Conservation says interventions in the Namadgi National Park are helping mosses to recover faster and bogs to stay wetter for longer.

The landscape is still scarred from the 2020 Orroral Valley bushfire which burnt 80 per cent of the park.

Experts warn the ecosystem is fragile in the face of climate change and Canberra's water supply is directly affected.

The NSW government will establish a $1 million community fund to help Captains Flat residents remediate lead contaminated soil on private properties.

The confirmation of lead in surface soils in 2021, due to a mine next to the town that closed in the 1960s, prevents residents from building or altering their homes and growing vegetables in the ground.

Monaro MP Steve Whan says the fund will be administered by the local council, and a "containment cell" for contaminated materials will also be set up.

The ACT was the first Australian jurisdiction to require public event organisers, vendors, and caterers to use reusable, recyclable, or compostable alternatives.

But for many vendors and waste advocates, it is window dressing, with nearly all of it ending up in landfill because there is no facility to compost it.

The ACT government says waterproof and non-stick coatings on many seemingly compostable products should not be composted, which adds to the complexity.

The ACT will become the first in the nation to abolish stamp duty for all first home buyers, regardless of income or home value.

The move continues the ACT government's decade-long ambition to abolish the tax on all house sales.

The announcement of tax changes was made ahead of today's ACT budget.

More than 800 tiny, technicoloured northern corroboree frogs have been released into the wild in the Brindabella National Park in southern NSW to try to bolster the numbers of one of Australia's most critically endangered amphibians.

Weighing just 2–3 grams and no bigger than a paper clip, the 842 frogs were born and bred at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in a special quarantine facility designed to keep out a deadly fungus that had driven the species to the brink of extinction.

The federal government is putting $50 million towards priority upgrades to the Canberra-Sydney rail link, with the ACT and NSW governments each contributing $25 million.

The upgrades are expected to improve the travel time between the two cities, which currently takes more than four hours.

Upgrade works are expected to commence this year and be ongoing for up to five years.

You won't be missed. Don't come back and take the rest of the appointed council with you.

The ACT government has locked in its preferred route for the extension of Canberra's light rail to Woden, opting for the more-direct path following feedback.

The Stage 2B extension is proposed to run from Commonwealth Avenue, through the National Triangle, along the east of State Circle to Adelaide Avenue, and then on to Woden.

The project's final Environmental Impact Statement will now be lodged with the federal government and Territory Planning Authority, with an outcome expected by the end of the year.

Experts are calling for Canberrans to check their beehives and register as beekeepers, with more than 1,000 ACT hives having been destroyed by varroa mite so far.

ACT biosecurity engagement officer Micah Wood says hives impacted by varroa mite can survive long term if they are managed properly, but it requires diligence.

The impact of verroa mite will be felt by more than just beekeepers, with the loss of pollinators likely to also disrupt fruit and vegetable yields in the area.

Significant detours will stop motorists from using Queanbeyan’s main street for at least six months as long-awaited upgrades finally get underway from tomorrow (12 March).

The $17.5 million priority works will see both lanes of Monaro Street shut from the Lowe Street intersection (near the Queanbeyan Courthouse and police station) to the Atkinson Street roundabout (near Hungry Jack’s and Dominos).

Motorists have been urged to avoid the CBD and use alternative routes along Yass Road (towards Pialligo Avenue and Canberra Airport) and Ellerton Drive (bypassing Queanbeyan towards Jerrabomberra) if possible.

The ACT’s health authorities are urging a high alert after a traveller with measles was unknowingly infectious in the community.

Late on Friday (20 February), ACT Government Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) confirmed a measles case in a traveller who recently returned from overseas.

“Known contacts are being followed up in line with national guidelines to provide them with appropriate advice,” the spokesperson said.

The person went to several public places while unknowingly infectious, including:

• Hertz Car Rental Agency within the Canberra Airport on Monday (16 February) between 5 pm and 7:30 pm

• Arrivals area (ground level) within the Canberra Airport on Monday (16 February) between 5 pm and 7:30 pm

• Gungahlin Walk-In Centre on 18 February between 3:15 pm and 5:40 pm

• The Emergency Department waiting room within Canberra Hospital on Wednesday (18 February) between 6 pm and 8:30 pm.

The HCSD spokesperson also asked anyone who hasn’t been contacted (and went to the above locations within the given times) to watch for measles symptoms.

These locations do not provide an ongoing risk to Canberrans.

Yep, it's that time of year again if you're looking for things to do this weekend. Snuck up on me this year - it doesn't seem that long since the last one (signs of growing old I guess).

The ACT's container deposit scheme will be expanded to include 10-cent refunds for wine bottles, spirits and large juice containers.

The government expects the changes will lead to 13 million more bottles being recycled within a few years.

The changes will start from mid-2027 in line with an expansion of NSW's scheme and to allow for industry to adapt.

Greens Leader Shane Rattenbury has admitted for the first time that the Chief Minister’s job was on the table in talks between the minor party and the Liberals on how they could share power in a coalition ACT government.

Mr Rattenbury also told ABC Radio what common policy areas there might be and which ones would be quarantined.

Tuesday morning’s interview followed party statements that would not explicitly acknowledge this aspect of the talks and a previous radio spot in which Mr Rattenbury played down his interactions with the Liberals, saying journalists were getting carried away.

He said a whole range of tactics had been discussed, everything from passing motions in the Legislative Assembly through to a possible change of government.

Asked whether that included the Chief Minister’s job, Mr Rattenbury said: “That was on the table.”