01.03.2017

Culturally significant tree-relocation makes Ginninderry history books

On 13 January, amidst high temperatures, an exercise that proved to be the first of its kind was undertaken in the ACT; being the relocation of an Aboriginal ‘culturally modified […]
01.03.2017

The Conservation Corridor Management Trust

The Ginninderry project will create a 596 hectare conservation corridor along the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek. In addition to its role in protecting important endangered species and ecological communities, […]
01.03.2017

Connecting people through the pursuit of sustainable living

I recently came across an article featured on ABC News online, where visual artist Calista Lyons, now based in the US, returned to her hometown of Tallangatta Valley. Calista set out […]
15.12.2016

Nine turtles saved by volunteers at Strathnairn

The team responsible for conducting the Frogwatch Census, the highly successful annual frog monitoring program at West Belconnen and many other sites across the ACT, set their minds to rescuing […]
24.11.2016

The vision for the sustainability precinct at Ginninderry

The Ginninderry project team is exploring exciting new uses for the open space in and around the ACT’s former landfill site located in West Belconnen. The ultimate vision for the […]
14.11.2016

Ginninderry architects scoop top national award

The Ginninderry project team would like to congratulate architects McGregor Coxall, whose ‘West Belconnen Open Space Strategy’ has been acknowledged for its work in positioning Ginninderry as a world-leading, green […]
10.11.2016

Frank Fenner Foundation’s EcoriumXChange finds new home at Ginninderry

Ginninderry is to be the new home of an Australian-first initiative called the EcoriumXChange, which will examine the human place in nature and encourage understanding of the interdependence of healthy […]
20.10.2016

Learnings to inform the future of Ginninderra Falls

The Ginninderra Falls Working Group recently visited the Apsley Falls, near the town of Walcha, in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales. Apsley Falls is in Oxley Wild […]
12.08.2016

Protecting Strathnairn’s Little Eagles  

The Little Eagle is a species native to Australia that inhabits open woodland, grassland and arid regions. It is listed as vulnerable under the ACT Nature Conservation Act 1980 and […]
05.08.2016

What the development of Ginninderry means for Ginninderra Falls

The development of the Ginninderry area brings with it a great opportunity to protect, enhance and re-open Ginninderra Falls, via significant capital investment funded by the development project, and the establishment […]
30.05.2016

Invitation to Renewable Energy Community Workshop

The project team has been spending some time thinking about the possibilities and opportunities for renewable energy at West Belconnen. Some of the things we are looking at are how […]
21.04.2016

Indigenous and European heritage protected at Ginninderry

As people and places across Australia celebrate Australian Heritage Week, running from Saturday 16 April until Sunday 24 April, the West Belconnen project team has been considering the importance that respecting the heritage of the project site has played in our planning process to date.