This article originally appeared in Architecture and Design here. According to the Climate Council, Australian councils are way ahead of state and federal governments when it comes to tackling climate change and capitalising on renewable energy. According to the...
Byron Shire Council
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 Australia's...
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 emission...
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...
Enough is enough: Flood affected mayors and councillors call for more support
Thirty-one mayors and councillors from some of the most flood damaged regions have called on the government to do more to protect communities.
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.
Mayors commit to clean, local jobs
Over forty mayors and councillors have released a joint statement committing to economic recovery solutions that create jobs and tackle climate change.
Mayors on the bushfire battleground make climate call
Mayors of fire-stricken areas have signed a statement calling on the government to acknowledge the link between climate change and the catastrophic fires.
Mayors takes stand on climate change following bushfire threats
Eleven mayors, including the leaders of fire-impacted council areas including Bellingen, Mid Coast and Noosa, have called on the government to recognise the spiralling costs to the community from catastrophic fires.