To view the full Goulburn Town & Country article click here REPRESENTATIVES from 35 councils around the country gathered in Canberra on Thursday to launch the Cities Power Partnership. The Yass Valley Council, the Bega Valley Council, the Eurobodalla Shire Council...
Bega Valley Council
COUNCILS TAKE TOP GONG AT NATIONAL CLIMATE AWARDS
At the inaugural Cities Power Partnership summit held on 18-19 October, we saw over 150 participants from local government across Australia show up in a united call for climate action. As part of this local government summit, an awards evening was held to recognise...
Flannery, Paris, Adani and 2020: ‘It is a lived experience’
While President of the United States Donald Trump, has officially pulled his country out of the Paris climate agreement, a founding member of Clean Energy for Eternity says Australia must do more to meets its climate change targets.
Keep Tathra Cool: Fire-ravaged NSW town calls for climate change action
This article originally appeared in SBS News on 2 October 2018 here. Thousands of residents from Tathra, the NSW town decimated by bushfires, are calling for stronger action to combat climate change. More than 2000 locals in the NSW coastal town of Tathra gathered on...
Local government climate heroes shine at Cities Power Partnership Awards
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS have taken out top honours for their work on the climate change frontline, at the inaugural Cities Power Partner Summit Awards. The awards, held on Thursday 18 October in Kiama, New South Wales as part of the Climate Council’s Cities Power...
Mayors and councillors stand together in climate call
Seventeen mayors and councillors have called on the government to recognise the spiralling costs to communities from climate-fuelled extreme weather.
Powerful councils partnership awarded for climate collaboration
This article first appeared in the Bega District News on October 19 2018 The Bega Valley Shire Council says it is delighted to be involved in a partnership that has taken out top honours for knowledge sharing at the inaugural Cities Power Partnership National Summit...
Recognising councils’ action on climate change
A council’s floating solar farm and a museum’s energy upgrade project are among local government climate change initiatives recognised in awards.
Sharing our approach: ‘Bega was one of the very first councils to sign up’
For the full Bega District News article click here LINKING COUNCILS: Dr Tim Flannery visited Bega on Tuesday to discuss the Climate Council's Cities Power Partnerships. Picture: Alasdair McDonald Financial savings, greater efficiency and cleaner environmental outcomes...