| Organisation | Description |
|---|---|
| ACT For Bees and Other Pollinators | Community organisation focused on educating people about the importance of pollinators for food production, as well as promoting everyday ways to support pollinators in our backyards, schools and public spaces. |
| ACT National Parks Association | Volunteer-run organisation working to promote national parks, their good management, and the protection of our fauna and flora, scenery, natural features and cultural heritage. They do this by lobbying, education and by hands-on work parties. Their outdoor activities include field trips, work parties, walks, kayaking and car camps. |
| ANU Intrepid Landcare | Volunteer organisation run through the ANU focusing on enabling young people (18–30) to get involved in Landcare activities with like-minded people. |
| Australian Electric Vehicles Association (AEVA) – ACT Branch | Not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation advocating for the uptake of electric vehicles in the ACT (including cars, buses, trucks, bikes and scooters). Their key campaign in 2021–22 was the “Zero Emissions, Go Electric” project, delivered with the support of an ACT Government Community Zero Emissions Grant. |
| Australian Parents for Climate Action Canberra | A collective of parents, carers and families advocating for urgent climate action through family-friendly community activities. |
| The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) — Canberra Branch | Youth-run organisation campaigning for climate justice in the ACT and across Australia. |
| Buy Nothing | A global network of hyper-local groups in which people can “give, receive, share, lend and express gratitude” within their immediate neighbourhoods, reducing the need to purchase new goods and throw away used items. Canberra currently has 45 Buy Nothing groups. |
| Canberra City Farm | Not-for-profit city farm located in Fyshwick that runs educational gardening and sustainability workshops, hosts monthly ‘plant clinics’ and produces the Sustainable Living Podcast. |
| Canberra Environment Centre (CEC) | Not-for-profit education centre that promotes sustainability through a range of media including hands-on workshops, online videos, fact sheets, a blog, and the Environmental Heroes Podcast. CEC also runs and supports a range of sustainability initiatives such as the ReCyclery (see below), and frequently partners with other groups to deliver programs and events across Canberra. |
| Canberra Indian Myna Action Group | Non-profit association working to reduce the impact of invasive Indian Myna birds on native fauna in Canberra and the surrounding region. |
| Canberra Organic Growers Society (COGS) | Non-profit organisation that provides a forum for organic growers to exchange knowledge and promote organic growing methods. COGS also currently runs 12 community gardens across Canberra. |
| Canberra Ornithologists Group | Group dedicated to encouraging interest in, and developing knowledge of, the birds of the Canberra region. The group promotes and co-ordinates the study of birds, and the conservation of native birds and their habitats. |
| Canberra Seed Savers Cooperative | Network of urban food growers working cooperatively to protect open-pollinated food seeds through practices of swapping, sharing, teaching, growing and saving seeds. |
| Capital Scraps | Social enterprise that collects household food waste and transforms it into compost that is donated back to contributing members, community gardens and schools. Capital Scraps currently services Hackett, Watson and Braddon, but also accepts weekly drop-offs at Haig Park. |
| The Climate Factory | Local organisation supporting and empowering groups of volunteers to set up their own climate-cooling community micro-forests. |
| CoCanberra | Co-operative providing ongoing support and resources for new and existing organisations with the view to establish climate co-operatives across Canberra and its surrounds. |
| Community Toolbox Canberra | Community-led, volunteer-run tool and equipment library operating with the support of SEE-Change (see below). |
| The Conservation Council – ACT Region (CCACT) | Peak non-government organisation advocating to protect nature and create a safe climate future in the ACT region through advocacy, campaigning and community engagement. CCACT runs campaigns, promotes and upskills local groups, undertakes research, hosts events, and runs workshops. CCACT serves as an umbrella organisation and galvanising hub that promotes connection and collaboration between over 40 member groups and works to amplify the voices of our local environment community. |
| Friends Of Grasslands | Community group dedicated to the conservation of natural temperate grassy ecosystems in south–eastern Australia. The group advocates, educates and advises on matters to do with the conservation of grassy ecosystems, and carries out surveys and other on-ground work. |
| Friends Of The Australian National Botanic Gardens | Community group supporting the Australian National Botanical Gardens through fundraising, leading guided walks and providing hands-on support with research programs. |
| Frogwatch | An integral part of the Ginninderra Catchment Group that focuses on delivering an annual community frog monitoring program, the Frogwatch Census, which engages large numbers of volunteers of all ages to undertake frog monitoring and protect frog habitats. |
| Ginninderra Catchment Group | One of three catchment groups in the ACT. It is a community-based environment organisation and a Landcare network, operating primarily in the north–west ACT Region. It supports 19 member ParkCare and Landcare groups and runs community engagement and landscape-scale restoration programs. |
| Greening Australia Capital Region | Environmental enterprise committed to tackling Australia’s biggest environmental challenges in ways that work for communities, economies and nature. |
| Landcare ACT | Peak body for landcare in the ACT region that helps support and promote the over 60 community groups who help look after urban parklands, countryside, nature reserves and waterways. |
| Living Streets | Community organisation advocating for safe streets that promote active, environmentally friendly movement including walking, skateboarding, rollerblading, pushing prams and using mobility aids. |
| Molonglo Conservation Group | One of three catchment groups in the ACT. It is a community-based environment organisation and a Landcare network, operating primarily in the Molonglo and Queanbeyan River catchments of southern NSW and the ACT. It runs community engagement and landscape-scale restoration programs. |
| ParkCare Groups | These groups look after a specific area of land that is managed by the ACT Government Parks and Conservation Service (national parks and nature reserves). Visit the ParkCare Hub to register and find a ParkCare group near you. |
| Pedal Power | Community organisation advocating for a bike-friendly Canberra, promoting the benefits of cycling for the wellbeing of individuals, the community and the environment. |
| Repair Cafes | Community initiatives that enable people to bring in broken items to be fixed by volunteer repairers, or be taught how to fix things themselves. Partnering with a range of other groups including SEE-Change, there are repair cafes in Acton, Tuggeranong, Hawker, Ginninderry, and the University of Canberra. |
| SEE-Change | Grassroots organisation that delivers sustainability programs and activities through a range of volunteer-led groups. Some of their regular initiatives include sustainable house tours, waste reduction initiatives, repair cafes, the Electric Bike Library and Community Toolbox (see above). |
| Southern ACT Catchment Group | One of three catchment groups in the ACT. It is a community-based environment organisation and a Landcare network, covering Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong and Tharwa. It supports 26 member ParkCare and Landcare groups and runs community engagement and landscape-scale restoration programs. |
| Trash Gather | Grassroots, youth-led clean up initiative gathering people together to protect and restore the local environment and connect with nature. It runs regular litter collection working bees across Canberra, and offers education programs for schools. |
| Urban Landcare Groups | These groups look after a specific area of land that is managed by the ACT Government Parks and Places team (urban parks, wetlands, gardens etc). |
| Waterwatch | Water monitoring program that enables volunteers to collect data about water quality and river health. This data is used to inform policy and catchment management, and to raise awareness of our local waterways. The program has been running for over 20 years across an area of more than 11,000km2. |
| Woodlands And Wetlands Trust | Group that manages Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary and Jerrabomberra Wetlands to ensure rich and diverse environments for current and future generations. They run a number of volunteer programs which enable people to get involved with managing these unique ecosystems and monitor their flora and fauna. |
| Zero Waste Revolution | Not for profit, community-based organisation that aims to connect people with resources to reduce their waste footprint. Zero Waste Revolution also engages the Canberra community through public events and advocacy programs promoting zero waste ideas and practices. |
