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.

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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. More. 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. More.

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. More