Seven-day lockdown for the ACT

12 Aug 2021

Please note that for any of our contributors in the ACT, there is a lockdown that came into effect from 5:00pm today, 12 August 2021, for 7 days.

One restriction that we would like to point out is that Nature Reserves are closed to the public for the duration of the lockdown. Whilst we value all the wonderful sightings we get from you that are taken in our fantastic nature reserves, during the lockdown it is only essential staff that are allowed to continue work in these locations and that may contribute sightings.

We look forward to any of your sightings from closer to home during the next week, and we hope all of our fantastic Canberra Nature Map community stay safe.

Please visit the ACT Government COVID-19 page for all the details of the lockdown: https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/home

1 comment

MatthewFrawley wrote:

13 Aug 2021

Some further clarification from ACT Parks and Conservation Service:

Namadgi National Park, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and several other nature reserves will be closed from 5pm today (12 August 2021) until further notice in line with the current health advice.
Closed areas include:
🚫 Namadgi National Park (including the visitors centre)
🚫 Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (including the visitors centre)
🚫 Lower Cotter Catchment
🚫 Cotter precinct (including Cotter Campground and Blue Range)
🚫 Kambah Pool
🚫 Uriarra Crossing
🚫 Woods Reserve Campground
🚫 Northern Borders Campground
🚫 Googong Foreshores
All essential activities such as exercise should be undertaken in your local region. As such, all other parks and reserves around Canberra will remain open, and you’re welcome to use your region’s reserves for your daily hour of exercise. 🚶

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