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Many communities are taking local action to embrace green living and care for the environment. These articles provide some examples.
The Occupy Melbourne protest started on Saturday 15 October 2011. The protest was a random gathering of people concerned with outcomes from the Global Financial Crisis such as governments bailing out banks. Other concerns include: The Occupy Melbourne protest was inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protest that started in New York on September 17 2011. Occupy Melbourne timeline… Continue reading Occupy Melbourne
This is a public list of Australian climate action groups and other groups that are active on climate change (circa 2011). National Victoria New South Wales Queensland Australian Capital Territory South Australia Western Australia Other groups active on climate change See also
Friends of South Surrey Park is active in South Surrey Park in Surrey Hills, Melbourne, working in conjunction with Boroondara Council on: South Surrey Park follows the course of Back Creek from Union Road in the north to Riversdale Road, Melbourne in the South. There are well graded walking paths throughout the park, and a children’s playground adjacent… Continue reading Friends of South Surrey Park
Three hundred climate advocates from across the country participated in their national climate summit in Melbourne from 9 to 10 April 2011. Delegates to the summit represented a range of climate groups from across Australia. Summit Communique The 2011 Summit media release: Australia’s Climate Action Summit calls for raised ambition appears below: Three hundred grassroots… Continue reading Australian climate action summit 2011
The 2009 Walk Against Warming was held in several Australian cities on December 12, 2009. 40,000 people attended the rally in Melbourne, Australia.[1] Speakers urged the Australian government to participate in the creation of a binding international agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and set strong emission reduction targets at the Copenhagen Climate Change conference in progress. 90,000… Continue reading 2009 Walk Against Warming
The Australian Forest and Climate Alliance (AFCA) calls on Federal Government to support the Tasmanian forest solution. November 2010 AFCA has sent letters to the Minister for Environment, Minister for Forestry and Minister for Climate Change calling on them to fully support the peace deal struck between conservations and the logging industry in Tasmania in October 2010.… Continue reading Australian Forest and Climate Alliance calls on Federal Government to support Tasmanian forest solution
The Portsea Front Beach has suffered very serious erosion since deepening of the shipping channel in Port Phillip Bay that was completed in November 2009. The project proceeded with approvals from the Victorian state government (Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads and Ports) and the Australian federal government (Peter Garrett, Environment Minister) with assurances and reports stating that… Continue reading Portsea Front Beach erosion
The Blue Wedges Coalition is a group formed to campaign against the deepening of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. Concerns raised about the bay dredging include: Toxic sediments Environmental damage Impacts on marine flora and fauna Lack of public consultation Poor business case Increased truck traffic and carbon emissions See also External links
The 2010 Walk Against Warming was held in numerous locations across Australia on August 15, 2010. The event changed in 2010 from mass rallies to distributed gatherings in selected locations, including several marginal seats in the 2010 Australian federal election. In Melbourne, the marginal electorates for Deakin, McEwan and Melbourne were targeted in an attempt to motivate both… Continue reading 2010 Walk Against Warming
Speaker’s notes from Rachel Coghlan at the 2010 Walk Against Warming event in Deakin. 1992, the year of the first United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, and the year in which the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was drafted, was the very same year that all Australian state and territory… Continue reading 2010 Walk Against Warming Rachel Coghlan
