The Standing Committee on Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity is inquiring into environmental volunteerism in the ACT and welcomes submissions. A wide array of topics are open for discussion, including: the type and nature of volunteerism in the environment sector, existing challenges and opportunities, community stewardship, managing relationships and policy and regulatory settings.
| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 14 December 2021 | Submissions close: 6 May 2022 | Reporting date: Report tabled 22 November 2022 |
The Standing Committee on Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity will inquire into and report on matters relating to environmental volunteerism in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), with particular reference to:
- the type and nature of volunteerism in the environment sector in the ACT and the existing or potential benefits and challenges they bring to Canberra’s:
- biodiversity conservation and enhancement;
- parks and conservation;
- environmental protection;
- climate resilience;
- wildlife protection;
- landcare; and
- other areas;
- opportunities to improve environmental volunteerism in the ACT, including in encouraging the involvement of young people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to improve community stewardship;
- managing relationships between volunteers and their organisations, the ACT Government and the public;
- current policy or regulatory settings that facilitate and/or impede the work and the involvement of volunteers and volunteer organisations in the ACT; and
- other relevant matters.
Please click here to read the Inquiry’s terms of reference.
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was released on 22 November 2022 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 22 March 2023 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeECCB@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Terms of reference
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| Terms of Reference |  PDF (293.0 KB) |
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| Submission 030 - ACT Government | PDF (518.6 KB) |
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| Submission 029 - Ginninderra Catchment Group | PDF (489.5 KB) |
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| Submission 028 - Conservation Council ACT Region | PDF (475.4 KB) |
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| Submission 027 - Scullin Community Group | PDF (366.5 KB) |
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| Submission 026 - Landcare ACT | PDF (469.5 KB) |
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| Submission 025 - Lions Croke Place Wetlands Land Care Group | PDF (425.4 KB) |
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| Submission 024 - Australian Association of Bush Regenerators | PDF (641.5 KB) |
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| Submission 023 - Hackett Community Association | PDF (1.9 MB) |
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| Submission 022 - Martin Lind | PDF (453.5 KB) |
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| Submission 021 - Southern ACT Catchment Group | PDF (492.1 KB) |
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| Submission 020 - Rosemary Blemings | PDF (472.6 KB) |
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| Submission 019 - National Parks Association of the ACT | PDF (838.2 KB) |
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| Submission 018 - Friends of Mount Painter | PDF (549.9 KB) |
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| Submission 017A - Cooleman Ridge Park Care Group | PDF (1.8 MB) |
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| Submission 017 - Cooleman Ridge Park Care Group | PDF (502.2 KB) |
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| Submission 016 - Margy Burn | PDF (445.2 KB) |
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| Submission 015 - Caroline Le Couteur | PDF (418.9 KB) |
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| Submission 014 - John Davison-Mowle | PDF (322.0 KB) |
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| Submission 013 - Sue Ross, Bass Gardens Group | PDF (478.7 KB) |
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| Submission 012 - Griffith Narrabundah Community Association | PDF (775.4 KB) |
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| Submission 011 - Jarramlee Park Landcare Group | PDF (477.0 KB) |
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| Submission 010 - ACT Wildlife | PDF (447.1 KB) |
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| Submission 009 - Hawker Landcare Group | PDF (498.1 KB) |
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| Submission 008 - Friends of Hawker Village | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Submission 007 - Friends of Mt Majura Parkcare Group | PDF (465.0 KB) |
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| Submission 006 - Red Hill Bush Regenerators | PDF (485.6 KB) |
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| Submission 005 - ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment | PDF (501.1 KB) |
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| Submission 004 - Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park | PDF (652.4 KB) |
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| Submission 003 - Friends of Grasslands | PDF (471.7 KB) |
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| Submission 002 - SEE Change | PDF (569.3 KB) |
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| Submission 001 - Ross Knee | PDF (166.9 KB) |
Public hearings
Tuesday 19 July 2022, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 14 September 2022, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| QTON 1 Answer - ECCB - Biodiversity Conservation Forum | PDF (234.6 KB) |
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| QON 1 Answer - ECCB - Rural Road Maintenance | PDF (199.6 KB) |
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| Report 6 - Inquiry into environmental volunteerism | PDF (630.1 KB) |
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| Government responses tabled 21 March 2023 | PDF (847.1 KB) |
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| Exhibit 3B - National Parks Association | PDF (561.1 KB) |
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| Exhibit 3A - National Parks Association | PDF (167.0 KB) |
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| Exhibit 2 - ACT Wildlife | PDF (269.4 KB) |
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| Exhibit 1 - Ginninderra Catchment Group | PDF (307.1 KB) |
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| 6. Media Release - Inquiry on environmental volunteerism report | PDF (175.1 KB) |
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| 5. Media release - Public hearing for Inquiry into Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Natural Gas Transition) Amendment Bill 2022 (12 September 2022) | PDF (159.2 KB) |
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| 4. Media release - Public hearing for Inquiry into environmental volunteerism (18 July 2022) | PDF (171.5 KB) |
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| 3. Media release - Inquiry into Environmental Volunteerism in the ACT - Extension of Submission Deadline (9 March 2022) | PDF (142.5 KB) |
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| 2. Media release - Inquiry into Environmental Volunteerism in the ACT (3 February 2022) | PDF (251.3 KB) |
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| 1. Media release - New inquiry - environmental volunteerism (15 December 2021) | PDF (274.9 KB) |
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