It has been the co-ordinator, publisher and guiding body for issues of woodchipping in the South West of Western Australia, the logging of old growth forests, as well as providing input into government processes involved with all aspects of environmental protection and conservation.
In 1981 the council was involved in a class action in the United States against bauxite miners Reynolds and Alcoa.
Smaller, more transient single-purpose protest groups have found the council a positive custodian and advocate over the thirty years of its activities.
Some groups are no longer current but their impact on the process of conservation and preservation in Western Australia have been significant in raising public awareness of issues.
(This list may not be correct - some groups might be inactive - and other active groups may be not listed...) (In alphabetical order...) The council created the Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award to acknowledge the contribution of a volunteer in the community conservation sector in 1994. a:.^ Jarrah class action legal complaint: the Conservation Council of Western Australia Inc. (Plaintiffs) - v. - Aluminium Company of America (ALCOA) and Reynolds Metals Co., (Defendants), Feb. 1981.