BATHURST Regional Council has become one of the 70 councils across Australia to sign up to the Cities Power Partnership. New member councils – also including Orange, City of Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin – were announced at Lismore on Tuesday during the launch of...
Bathurst City Council
Climate change isn’t coming, it’s here, says expert
YOU can forget about climate change being a future phenomenon, according to Professor Lesley Hughes. “It’s a now phenomenon,” she said during her visit to Bathurst on Monday. She says the effects of climate change are already being seen in Australia – from more...

Letter | John, what if that climate science is correct?
Cr Jess Jennings on why climate change is a right-to-farm issue with a very simple logic: more emissions cause more droughts.
Local councils step up climate change action with CPP
As Australia swelters through intense heat waves, local councils have stepped up to tackle climate change in their own backyard. The Cities Power Partnership (CPP), Australia’s fastest growing local government climate network, this week welcomed 35 new councils,...
Putting the passion into power
At a local level, there is so much that can be done to accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy. And if those local initiatives strengthen and spread, real inroads can be made.