BUSHCARE: Danger of losing the bush in capital, new report says

The Canberra Times
2 September 2008

Canberra’s growth means the bush in ”Bush Capital” is at risk, a new report warns.

The ACT Natural Resources Management Council issued its draft plan, Bush Capital Legacy: Iconic City, Iconic Natural Assets, yesterday.

”Canberra’s population and urban footprint has grown far larger than originally planed or imagined.

”As a consequence, the condition of the ‘bush’ that surrounds and intersects the city is deteriorating,” it said…

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