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Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate - Environment

State of Alert and changes to ACT Government services

The State of Alert is about preparedness. Park, campground and visitor centre closures are in place.

A range of ACT Government service changes and additional supports have been established for our community. For details visit the ESA website, follow @ACT_ESA on Twitter or like ACT Emergency Services Agency on Facebook.

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Parks and Conservation

Naked flames are banned across all Parks and Conservation Service managed estate (excluding Cotter Campground) until the end of March 2020. View the map of affected areas (PDF 540KB).

Management of the Commercial Pine Plantation Estate

Plants and animals

Invasive species, urban wildlife, animal health and licensing of plants and animals.

Bushfire management in the ACT

Total fire bans, fuel management, bushfire operations plan and the strategic bushfire management plan.

Parks and reserves

Find out about recreational opportunities in ACT parks and reserves.

Water Catchments

Canberra’s urban lakes and ponds as well as Googong Foreshores, Lower Cotter Catchment and the Murrumbidgee River Corridor.

Healthy Country

Healthy Country Programs (HCP) coordinates the Murumbung Ranger Program and Murumbung Yurung Murra network. It has carriage of policy development and implementation of a range of community engagement, cultural interpretation, heritage and land, fire and water management activities.

Environmental Offsets

Parks and Conservation Service actively manages or assists to establish environmental offset sites that support matters of national environmental significance.

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