Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate portal
The Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate incorporates sections of what was formerly known as the Department of Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (DECCEW), the ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA), Transport planning, Heritage, Government Architect, and the Conservator of Flora and Fauna. A new directorate website is under construction.
Contact Environment: 13 22 81
Contact ACTPLA: 02 6207 1923
News and Events
FREE IrrigationSmart service for your automated garden watering system
02 Feb 2012
The ACT Government today launched
IrrigationSmart which offers free home visits by an irrigation specialist and a rebate of up to $100 to assist Canberra residents improve the performance of their automated irrigation system.
Large-scale solar generation
30 Jan 2012
The ACT Government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support the development of up to 40 megawatts of large-scale solar generation capacity in the ACT.
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Media release.
Development applications and building approvals go online
06 Jan 2012
From Tuesday 3 January 2012 all development applications and associated processes must be submitted via the eDevelopment portal. All building approvals must be submitted through the portal from 30 January 2012.
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City to Gungahlin Transit Project
16 Dec 2011
Minister Corbell has released an update on the City to Gungahlin Transit Project, looking into light rail or bus rapid transit.
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