As a fifth-generation dairy farmer, my family has weathered many changes over the years. Climate change is certainly creating a challenge. The dairy industry has always been an important part of life on the New South Wales south coast. The effect that drought and...
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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...
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.
Kiama Council sets plan in place for clean energy future
Kiama’s transition to a clean energy future just took a huge leap forward, when Kiama Mayor Mark Honey met with the Climate Council, Australia’s leading climate organisation, to discuss pledges to tackle climate change. Mayor Honey and Councillor Andrew Sloan met with...
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.
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.
Seventeen councils join nationwide call for ambitious Federal Government targets ahead of UN climate summit
Councils have called on the Federal Government to commit to strong, unified action on climate change, ahead of COP26.
Tackling climate change is a community effort
Cr Mark Honey, Mayor of Kiama, looks at how councils can support their community to tackle climate change together. As a fifth-generation dairy farmer, my family has weathered many changes over the years. Climate change is certainly creating a challenge. The dairy...
US city empowers Australian councils to develop solar as lack of federal climate policy causes concern
A city in southern California has become the first city in the world to be zero net energy with solar farms powering the entire city, and now it is inspiring Australian cities to follow its lead.