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Tag: council

A critical review of Surf Coast Shire’s Circular Economy Action Plan

26 April 2024 Editor Recommendation

Centre for Climate Safety reviews the Surf Coast Shire’s Draft Circular Economy Action Plan in a submission to the Council.

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Climate activist joins Geelong Council

3 July 2023 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

Sarah Hathway – one of Geelong’s longtime climate activists and a passionate anti-Viva-gashub campaigner – has been sworn into office at Geelong Council.

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Investments in decarbonising solutions

26 April 2023 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 456 are Mike Bodsworth, who is deputy mayor of Surf Coast Shire, and Blair Palese, managing director of Climate & Capital Media.

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Net Zero 2030: Every person makes it count

26 October 2022 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 435 is Damien Williams, president of Zero Kingston 2030.

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Geelong Youth Council’s top priority: soft plastic recycling

28 July 2022 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

A soft plastics project has been put forward by Youth Council as an important step in assisting Geelong Council.

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Gas in one hand, carbon-neutral in the other

1 March 2022 Guest writer Commentary, Local Geelong matters 3 comments

How is it that Geelong Council “has not yet decided” what it should think about Viva Energy’s proposed new fossil fuel project?

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Geelong Council responds to the climate emergency

21 November 2021 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

If a majority among the 11 Geelong councillors vote in favour on Tuesday, they will approve a plan to make Geelong a carbon-neutral community over the next 14 years.

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Suggestions for Geelong Council’s draft climate change response plan

24 August 2021 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

Centre for Climate Safety’s response to Geelong Council’s draft Climate Change Response Plan

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A clear message that change is coming

4 August 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Guests in The Sustainable Hour 374 are Philip Huggins, president of the National Council of Churches Australia, and three Lara residents campaigning against a proposed waste-to-energy plant.

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Geelong, your councillors need to hear from you

2 July 2021 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

This message is for our readers and members in the Geelong municipality. We have three requests of you and your family, friends, communities and workmates: Currently, Geelong Council are not getting the message from the community that we want adequate

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