September ORCA Committee Meeting, 30th September 6.30pm, Marrar Woorn Community House, Pengilly Ave Apollo Bay. All welcome.
Household Energy Assessor Training, 22nd & 29th September 2-5pm, Colac Otway Shire Conference Room, 69-71 Nelson St Apollo Bay. Please RSVP to Anna at solnanna@vicnet.net.au / 52376904.
Friday 4th September: Climate Toolkit launch by Breeze 10:ooam – 3:00pm BEST Community Development, 28 Victoria St, Ballarat. RSVP to Sara Hill, (sara@breaze.org.au or 0421 335 965).
A National network for community climate action groups around Australia has been proposed. You can vote online whether or not you think this is a good idea by following the link: National Community Climate Network voting link [PDF 93KB]. Such a network could act as a lobbying group for climate action, as advocating at the national level is very difficult for local community groups.
Electric Vehicle is on track by Dr Andrew Simpson, a senior research fellow at Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute. He has over 10 years experience in the hybrid/electric vehicle, electric power and renewable energy industries in Australia and North America, including two years most-recently at Tesla Motors in California.
ABC Q & A 3rd Sep 09: Helen Liddell (British High Commissioner to Australia), Tony Burke (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry), Bill Heffernan (senator), Anne Summers (author and feminist), and Tim Wilson (Director of the IP and Free Trade Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs) discuss Climate Change, ETS and energy security.
1. 13th June : NATIONAL CLIMATE EMERGENCY RALLY this Saturday
Saturday will see climate change rallies across Australia. Be part of calling for 100% renewable energy by 2020, green collar jobs not job cuts, global climate justice, and policies that make the big polluters pay. Press image for where you can join in on the action! In Victoria it’s 1:00pm Melbourne State Library.
In Victoria it’s 1:00pm Melbourne State Library.
2. June 15th – 20th: Festival of ideas: The inaugural Festival of Ideas is being held at Melbourne University, with the topic on Climate Change. Check it out at this link: http://ideas.unimelb.edu.au/ .
There are numerous sessions that would be worthwhile (over 6 days with more than 50 speakers), although I draw your particular attention to the session at 3:30pm on Wednesday 17th (The New Generation and Climate Change: Repairing the Ills of the Old) which includes Matthew Wright from Beyond Zero Emissions that I was able to organise. Professors David Karoly (IPCC on climate change) and Ross Garnaut will be together discussing ‘The Warming of the World’ on Tuesday at 10:00am which should also be pretty entertaining.
All you need to do to come to any of the sessions is pre-book your FREE ticket, by going to the website and clicking on tickets for the session you would like to see (or clicking on this link http://ideas.unimelb.edu.au/tickets/) – it’s easy as..
3. 24th June: Over the next two weeks (starting tomorrow!), the Government is holding public workshops to seek community and expert advice on how voluntary climate change action can be taken into account when setting emission caps for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
CHOICE is looking for volunteers across Australia to attend the workshops to make sure the voices of Australian consumers are heard. While you won’t be representing CHOICE we would appreciate a report back on the outcomes of the workshop. The meetings schedule is set out below:
Consultations
Perth
11 June 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Rydges Hotel Perth Corner Hay & King Street, Perth
Adelaide
12 June 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mercure Grosvenor Hotel 125 North Terrace, Adelaide
Brisbane
30 June 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Chifley at Lennons 66 Queen Street Mall, Brisbane
Sydney
16 June 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wesley Conference Centre 220 Pitt Street, Sydney
Melbourne
24 June 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Rydges on Swanston 701 Swanston Street Carlton, Melbourne
Would you like to go? You will need to register with the Department of Climate Change website at http://www.climatechange.gov.au/emissionstrading/householdassistance/index.html.
Once you’ve registered, please let us know which workshop you will be attending and if you are able to provide us with a short report on your experience.
4. 11-13th July 2009 “POWER SHIFT”!
Power Shift is Australia’s first national youth climate summit. Join with
thousands of other young people who are coming together to stand up against
climate change and repower our future.
Speakers includie Tim Flannery (Australian of the Year 2007), Simon Sheik
(Executive Director of GetUp), Larissa Brown (Young Environmentalist of the
Year 2007) and more!
Power Shift will be held from 11-13th July 2009 at the University of Western
Sydney Parramatta Campus.
Registration closes very soon so register online at www.powershift.org.au
5. 13th July: Safe Climate Australia – a not-for-profit group dedicated to planning the transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Safe Climate Australia has been formed by a group of concerned climate scientists, community and business leaders with a shared understanding of the need for emergency action to restore a safe climate.
Safe Climate Australia will be officially launched at an event for 1000 invited guests in Melbourne on July 13, with a keynote speech from Nobel Prize winner, Al Gore.
I’ve attached links to a story in today’s Sunday Age, and website.
Safe Climate Australia is aiming to deepen community understanding about both the scientific imperatives that demand action at great speed, and about how we can plan the rapid transition to a zero-carbon economy.
