Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne
Mayors on the bushfire battleground make climate call

Mayors on the bushfire battleground make climate call

MAYORS OF FIRE-STRICKEN AREAS have signed a statement calling on the Australian Government to acknowledge the link between climate change and the catastrophic fire conditions facing New South Wales and Queensland this week. Eleven mayors, including the leaders of...
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...
Building a climate resilient community

Building a climate resilient community

Amanda Lawrence, Local Emergency Management Officer at Wingecarribee Shire Council, talks about how her council is helping elderly residents to prepare for climate change. Climate change will affect almost every aspect of our daily lives, from higher temperatures and...

Longer fire season threat

THE Hawkesbury could be in for longer and harsher bushfire seasons in the future according to a report released by the Climate Council. Released earlier this month, the Climate Council’s Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action highlighted a number of...