Contacts and resources

Contributed by Environmental Defenders Office (Canberra) and current to June 2021

ACT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Access Canberra

Post: Access Canberra, GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone: 13 22 81
Website: www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au

Belconnen: Swanson Plaza, Swanson Court, Belconnen ACT 2617
Dickson (Service Centre and Land Titles Office): 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson ACT 2602
Gungahlin: Winyu House, 125 Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin ACT 2912
Mitchell (Land, Planning and Building Services): 8 Darling Street, Mitchell ACT 2911
Tuggeranong: Homeworld Shopping Centre, Scollay Street, Tuggeranong ACT 2901
Woden: Level 3, Cosmopolitan Centre, 21 Bowes Street, Woden ACT 2606

ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street address: Level 8, Customs House, 5 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6207 2626
Email: envcomm@act.gov.au
Website: envcomm.act.gov.au/

ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson ACT 2602
Phone: 13 22 81 (Access Canberra)
Website: https://www.environment.act.gov.au/

ACT Health

Post: ACT Health, GPO Box 825, Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: 2-6 Bowes Street, Phillip
Phone: (02) 5124 0000
Email: HealthACT@act.gov.au
Website: www.health.act.gov.au/

ACT Heritage (Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate – Environment)

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson
Phone: 13 22 81 (Access Canberra)
Email: heritage@act.gov.au
Website: www.environment.act.gov.au/heritage/

ACT Heritage Council

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson ACT
Phone: 13 22 81 (Access Canberra)
Email: heritage@act.gov.au
Website: https://www.environment.act.gov.au/heritage/about-us/act_heritage_council

ACT Human Rights Commission

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: Level 1, 5 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City 2601
Phone: (02) 6205 2222
Email: human.rights@act.gov.au
Website: hrc.act.gov.au

ACT Law Society

Post: GPO Box 1562, Canberra ACT 2601, or DX 5623 Canberra
Street address: Level 4, 1 Farrell Pl, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6274 0300
Email: mail@actlawsociety.asn.au
Website: https://www.actlawsociety.asn.au/

ACT Legislation Register

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: Parliamentary Counsel’s Office, Level 3, 12 Moore Street, Canberra City 2601
Phone: (02) 6205 3700
Email: pco@act.gov.au
Parliamentary Counsel’s Office’s website: www.pco.act.gov.au/

Register website: www.legislation.act.gov.au

ACT Legislative Assembly

Post: GPO Box 1020 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: 196 London Circuit, Canberra City 2601
Phone: (02) 6205 0439
Fax: (02) 6205 0006
Email: ola@parliament.act.gov.au
Website: www.parliament.act.gov.au/

ACT Ombudsman

Post: PO Box 442 Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6276 3773
Email: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.au
Website: www.ombudsman.act.gov.au/

ACT Planning (Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate)

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra City ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6207 1923
Website: www.planning.act.gov.au

ACT Suburban Land Agency

Post: GPO Box 158, Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson 2602
Phone: (02) 6205 0600
Email: suburbanland@act.gov.au
Website: suburbanland.act.gov.au/

ActewAGL

Post: GPO Box 366 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: 40 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2601
Phone: 13 14 93
Email: assist@actewagl.com.au
Website: www.actewagl.com.au/

Conservator of Flora and Fauna

Post: GPO Box 158, Canberra City 2601
Street Address: 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson ACT 2602
Phone: 13 22 81 (Access Canberra)
Website: www.environment.act.gov.au/nature-conservation/conservator-of-flora-and-fauna/

Environment Protection Authority

Post: GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: Level 4, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson 2602
Phone: 13 22 81 (Access Canberra)
Email: environment.protection@act.gov.au
Website: www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/article/environment-protection-tab-overview

Icon Water

Post: GPO Box 366, Canberra City ACT 2601
Street address: 12 Hoskins Street, Mitchell ACT 2911
Phone: (02) 6248 3111
Email: talktous@iconwater.com.au
Website: https://www.iconwater.com.au/

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

Post: PO Box 161 Civic Square, ACT 2608
Phone: (02) 6205 0799
Email: icrc@act.gov.au
Website: www.icrc.act.gov.au/

Public Libraries

Post: PO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: 02 6205 9000
Email: Library.customerinfo@act.gov.au
Website: www.library.act.gov.au

Belconnen: 12 Chandler Street, Belconnen 2617
Civic: Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra City 2601
Dickson: Dickson Shops, Antill Street, Dickson 2602
Erindale: McBryde Crescent, Wanniassa 2903
Gungahlin: Corner of Hibberson and Gozzard Streets, Gungahlin 2912
Kingston: 52 Giles Street, Kingston 2604
Kippax: Hardwick Crescent, Holt 2615
Tuggeranong: Cowlishaw Street, Tuggeranong 2900
Woden: Corinna Street, Phillip 2606
ACT Heritage Library: 255 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick 2609

Waterwatch ACT

Post: Waterwatch Facilitator, EPSDD, GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6207 2246
Email: waterwatch@act.gov.au
Website: www.act.waterwatch.org.au/

COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Australian Energy Market Commission

Post: GPO Box 2603 Sydney NSW 2001
Street Address: Level 15, 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 8296 7800
Website: www.aemc.gov.au/

Australian Human Rights Commission

Post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
Street address: Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 1300 369 71
Website: humanrights.gov.au

Clean Energy Regulator

Post: GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: 1300 553 542
Email: enquiries@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au
Website: cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Post: GPO Box 858 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: 1800 803 772
Website: www.awe.gov.au/
EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna and Flora: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Post: GPO Box 6500 Canberra, ACT 2600
Street Address: Andrew Fisher Building, 1 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6271 5111
Website: pmc.gov.au/

Energy Rating Website

Post: Australian GEMS Regulator - Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, GPO Box 2013 Canberra ACT 2601
Website: reg.energyrating.gov.au/

Green Building Council of Australia

Street Address: Level 31, International Towers, Tower 2, 200 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 8239 6200
Email: info@gbca.org.au
Website: new.gbca.org.au/

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Post: GPO Box 1801 Canberra City, ACT 2601
Street Address: 33 Allara Street, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6279 0100 / 1800 630 114
Email: engagement@mdba.gov.au
Website: www.mdba.gov.au/

National Capital Authority

Street Address: 3 Treasury Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6271 2888
Email: info@nca.gov.au
Website: www.nca.gov.au/

Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS)

Post: GPO Box 2013 Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone:(02) 6213 7007
Email: admin@nathers.gov.au
Website: nathers.gov.au/

National Landcare

Post: GPO Box 787 Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6275 9880
Email: nationallandcare@environment.gov.au
Website: www.nrm.gov.au/

National Trust of Australia

Post: PO Box 1144 Civic Square, ACT 2608
Street address: Unit 2.03, Level 2 Griffin Centre, 20 Genge Street, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6230 0533
Email: info@nationaltrustact.org.au
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.au/

Parliament of Australia

Post: Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Street address: Parliament Drive, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6277 7111
Website: www.aph.gov.au/

Water Rating Website

Post: WELS Regulator, GPO Box 858 Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6272 5232 / 1800 218 478
Website: www.waterrating.gov.au/

LAWYERS, COURTS AND TRIBUNALS

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Post: GPO Box 370 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street address: ACT Health Building Level 4, 1 Moore Street, Canberra City ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6207 1740
Email: tribunal@act.gov.au
Website: www.acat.act.gov.au/

ACT Magistrates Court

Post: GPO Box 370 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street address: 4-6 Knowles Place, Canberra City 2601
Phone: (02) 6205 0000
Email: MCCriminal@courts.act.gov.au (criminal matters) Civil@courts.act.gov.au (civil matters)
Website: www.courts.act.gov.au/magistrates

ACT Supreme Court

Post: GPO Box 1548 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street address: 4-6 Knowles Place, Canberra City 2601
Phone: (02) 6205 0000
Email: SCCriminal@courts.act.gov.au (criminal matters) Civil@courts.act.gov.au (civil matters)
Website: www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/

Environmental Defender’s Office (Canberra office)

Post: GPO Box 574, Canberra ACT 2601
Street address: Ground Floor, 21 Barry Drive, Turner ACT 2612
Phone: 0491 243 638
Email: canberra@edo.org.au
Website: edo.org.au/

Federal Court of Australia (ACT Registry)

Street address: Nigel Bowen Commonwealth Law Courts Building, Childers Street, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6267-0666
Fax: (02) 6267 0625
General inquiries email: actman@fedcourt.gov.au
Website: https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/

ACT Law Society

Post: GPO Box 1562 Canberra, ACT 2601, or DX 5623 Canberra
Street address: Level 4, 1 Farrell Place, Canberra City ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6274 0300
Email: mail@actlawsociety.asn.au
Website: www.actlawsociety.asn.au/

NON-GOVERNMENT GROUPS

ACT Herpetological Association

Post: PO Box 440, Jamieson, ACT 2614
Website: www.actha.org.au/

ACT Landcare

Phone: (02) 6205 2913
Email: actlandcare@act.gov.au
Website: actlandcare.org.au/

ANU GreenLaw

Email: Green_Law@outlook.com
Website: greenlawnetwork.org/

Australian Conservation Foundation

Street address: Suite 14, 143 London Circuit, Bailey’s Corner, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (03) 9345 1111 / 1800 223 669
Email: acfcanberra@gmail.com
Website: www.acf.org.au/

Bush Heritage Australia

Street address: Level 1, 395 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
Phone: 1300 628 873
Email: info@bushheritage.org.au
Website: www.bushheritage.org.au/

Conservation Council ACT Region

Post: GPO Box 544 Canberra ACT 2601
Street Address: Unit 14/26 Barry Drive, Ground Floor, Lena Karmel Lodge, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6229 3200
Email: info@conservationcouncil.org.au
Website: www.conservationcouncil.org.au/

Conservation Volunteers Australia

Post: PO Box 423 Ballarat, Victoria 3353
Street Address: 728 Barkly Street, Ballarat Victoria 3350
Phone: (03) 5330 0200
Email: info@cva.org.au
Website: www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/

Friends of Aranda Bushland

Post: PO Box 376 Jamison ACT 2614
Email: secretary@friendsofarandabushland.org.au
Website: www.friendsofarandabushland.org.au/

Friends of Grasslands

Post: PO Box 440 Jamison Centre ACT 2614
Phone: (02) 6241 4065
Email: info@fog.org.au
Website: www.fog.org.au/

Frogwatch

Post: PO Box 446, Holt ACT 2615
Street Address: Kippax Health Centre, Kippax Place, Holt 2615
Phone: (02) 6278 3309
Email: frogwatch@ginninderralandcare.org.au
Website: www.ginninderralandcare.org.au/frogwatch/

Ginninderra Catchment Group

Post: PO Box 446, Holt ACT 2615
Street Address: Kippax Health Centre, Kippax Place, Holt 2615
Phone: (02) 6278 3309
Email: landcare@ginninderralandcare.org.au
Website: www.ginninderralandcare.org.au/

Greening Australia

Post: PO Box 538, Jamison ACT 2614
Street Address: Kubura Place, Aranda 2614
Phone: (02) 6129 5400
Email: info@greeningaustralia.org.au
Website: www.greeningaustralia.org.au/

Molonglo Conservation Group

Post: PO Box 1862 Fyshwick, ACT 2609
Street Address: Unit 2/89 Tennant Street, Fyshwick 2609
Phone: (02) 6299 2119
Email: communications@molonglo.org.au
Website: www.molonglo.org.au/

National Parks Association ACT

Post: GPO Box 544 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: Unit 14 /26 Barry Drive, Lena Karmel Lodge, Acton ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6229 3201
Email: admin@npaact.org.au
Website: www.npaact.org.au/

Pedal Power ACT

Post: GPO Box 581 Canberra, ACT 2601
Street Address: Room 10, Level 2, Griffin Centre, 20 Genge Street, Canberra City 2601
Phone: (02) 6248 7995
Email: office@pedalpower.org.au
Website: www.pedalpower.org.au/

See Change

Post: GPO Box 7025 Watson, ACT 2602
Street Address: Downer Community Centre, Frencham Place, Downer ACT 2602
Phone: (02) 6162 2320
Email: communications@see-change.org.au
Website: www.see-change.org.au/

Southern ACT Catchment Group

Street Address: Erindale Business Park, Building C, 2 Lansell Circuit, Wanniassa ACT 2903
Phone: (02) 6296 6400
Email: info@sactcg.org.au
Website: www.sactcg.org.au/

Wilderness Society (Sydney Office)

Street Address: Level 2, 46 Kippax Street Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Phone: (02) 8199 5300
Email: info@wilderness.org.au (general) / sydney@wilderness.org.au (Sydney)
Website: www.wilderness.org.au/

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