On 15 October school students around Australia will be striking for the climate. The strikers will be sending a powerful message to the Morrison Government that if they care about the future, they must stop throwing money at the fossil…
The Federal Government continues to promote a ‘gas led recovery’ from the COVID recession. This is a disastrous policy, which ignores climate science and the views of most Australians. According to the 2020 Climate of the Nation survey, only 12%…
Posted by Sally Newell on April 12, 2020 Boroondara residents declare strong support for emergency speed climate action Months of work by teams led by Lynn, Tam, Julia and Alex have led to the culmination of phase one of the Boroondara Climate…
Posted by Sally Newell on April 12, 2020 Old tactics, new strategies On 20th September, after months of events, handing out leaflets our hearts rose when there were so many people in Treasury Garden that even on a ladder you could…
Posted by Sally Newell on April 10, 2020 A once in a decade opportunity to influence Boroondara’s climate policies – email Council now to be included Local climate action really matters. Councils are at the coal face (whoops) of a massive amount…
Posted by Sally Newell on April 10, 2020 As one of the last possible gatherings of the climate movement in 2020, February’s National Climate Emergency Summit was particularly memorable. Grossly overbooked (needing a new overflow venue as well as livestream overflow), the…
Annie Nihill from Surrey Hills is angry that politicians have been having the same conversations about climate change for 10 years. To do something about it, she volunteered for Kooyong Votes Climate. “It really annoys me that elected members deliberately frame…
Roger Class has voted for the same political party all his life.But this election, the 69-year-old is voting for the candidate he feels has the best policies to tackle climate change. “Even though I’ve stuck with the same party for…
Retired concert pianist Liz Glab has turned herself into a walking billboard. “I don’t leave the house without my Kooyong Votes Climate t-shirt,” she says, “and I take any and every opportunity to engage with people on the street, in…
Well over 150 Kooyong locals and supporters crowded onto Burke Rd outside Minister Frydenberg’s offices at yet another spectacular Frydo Friday protest. Banners, speakers, a choir.. and 4 Corners, to announce that local citizens will not stand for public funding…
