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Neighbourhood Issue: Climate costs and risks to councils

September 22, 2021

No community within Australia remains untouched by climate change. Our country is highly exposed to impacts including record-breaking heat, more dangerous bushfire seasons, coastal flooding and supercharged storms. These extreme weather events are worsening, and the...

Councils spend millions on climate change and disaster recovery: New report

September 22, 2021

MORE SUPPORT and funding is needed to help local governments cope with the costs of climate change, a new report from the Climate Council and Cities Power Partnership has found. The Neighbourhood issue: Climate costs and risks to councils report found climate-fuelled...

Bushfire preparedness and climate on the agenda of expert and local government roundtable

July 2, 2020

BUSHFIRE experts and Tasmanian councils will today join together in a roundtable discussion to plan and prepare against worsening bushfires in the State. The virtual meeting, hosted by the Cities Power Partnership, will see more than 45 local and state government...