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Tag: Geelong

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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Faith groups speak up for climate action

22 October 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, World affairs

With over 500 actions in over 40 countries, a #Faiths4Climate campaign marched to government offices.

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Geelong’s future is in renewables – not risky gas

27 September 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

In The Sustainable Hour no 382, Sal Fisher and Garth Norman from Geelong Renewables Not Gas explain why a proposed gas import terminal will put residents at risk

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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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Call to end profit-over-people business model

18 August 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, Petition

In The Sustainable Hour no 376 our guests are Geelong Sustainability President Vicki Perrett and Vice-President Jennifer Jarrard talking about why they have started a petition against a “waste to energy” project in Lara

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Renewables not gas for Geelong: Get involved

6 July 2021 Mik Aidt Commentary, Petition

How can you get involved and help the campaign to stop Viva Energy’s gas hub project? Three things: Join a town hall meeting, sign a petition and print a poster.

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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 action on climate. It appears some councillors either don’t get

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Gamechangers reimagine and recreate our future

9 June 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

The Sustainable Hour no 366 with ChangeMaker Isabella Morand and game-developers Natalia Shafa and Edmund Weir.

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Budget: The climate emergency response is in the detail

23 May 2021 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

Does the Geelong Council’s proposed budget reflect that the Council has acknowledged that we are in a climate emergency?
We took a benchmarking-look at what Queenscliffe and Surf Coast currently are doing in comparison.

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Geelong community call for renewables, not gas

25 February 2021 Gas Free Geelong Local Geelong matters, Petition

Community group calls on the Victorian planning minister to reject Corio Bay gas terminal.

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