Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne
Hepburn Shire is getting it done – with Gusto

Hepburn Shire is getting it done – with Gusto

Regional communities right around the country are adopting renewable-powered technologies to combat climate change and take ownership of economic opportunities. And in the race to become Australia’s first renewable-powered community, one shire is emerging as a clear...
Communities are taking the lead on climate change

Communities are taking the lead on climate change

Regional communities like mine — Victoria’s Hepburn Shire — are on the climate change frontline. Our experience battling bushfires in February, at the end of Australia’s hottest summer on record, shows what a precarious position we’re in. And...
Folks Like Us: Organisations like the CPP around the globe

Folks Like Us: Organisations like the CPP around the globe

In Australia, the Cities Power Partnership is helping councils and cities make the switch to clean energy. But around the world there are noteworthy organisations and projects spearheading similarly successful climate initiatives with local governments and cities....
For trailblazers there is a will and a way

For trailblazers there is a will and a way

Regional communities around Australia have been hit hard by extreme weather events over summer. Townsville has been devastated by flooding that has driven hundreds of people from their homes after a year’s worth of rain fell in just nine days. In the Huon Valley,...
Australian councils unite over bushfire risks

Australian councils unite over bushfire risks

As councils from around Australia met in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, to demand action on climate change, fires continued to burn across northern NSW. Less than a week after 120 buildings were destroyed and dozens more damaged in a spate of bushfires in...