Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne
Mayors and councillors stand together in climate call

Mayors and councillors stand together in climate call

SEVENTEEN mayors and councillors from New South Wales and Queensland have called on the government to recognise the spiralling costs to communities from climate-fuelled extreme weather, and do more to protect communities from costly and disruptive climate shocks. The...

Beach appeal in danger of eroding

A NEW report showing the country’s beaches are copping the brunt of damage from climate change has prompted the Byron Shire Council to take action. The new report, Icons at Risk: Climate Change Threatening Australian Tourism, also warns of threats to...

Byron fighting Australia’s rising emissions

NATIONAL emission levels are on the rise with emissions increasing by 1% in the year from March 2016, but Byron Shire Council is taking action. The Australian National Greenhouse Gas Inventory’s quarterly update report, released on August 4, shows national...

Byron takes climate pledge

This article originally appeared in the Byron Shire Echo here. Byron Shire Council has joined 34 other councils taking the pledge to tackle climate change through local solutions. The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership program aims to transform Australia’s...