National Day of Action

Stand in Solidarity with Traditional Owners

What: Voices from the frontline of the climate crisis: an urgent call to action from the NT
When: Saturday 23 November 2024 – 2.30pm Smoking Ceremony, 3-4.30pm Panel Discussion and Q & A
Where: Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell St, Coburg VIC 3058

Here are the incredible speakers you’ll hear from:

• Ray Dimakarri Dixon is a Mudburra elder and musician from Marlinja, Northern Territory. He has been fighting to protect his water, Country and community from fracking for over a decade.
• Miliwanga Wurrben is a Rembarrnga woman from Central Arnhem land, but now lives in Katherine. She describes herself as a traditional healer, weaver and midwife.
• Joni Wilson is a Yanyuwa and Garawa Traditional Owner. She has been fighting to protect her Country alongside her family for many years.
• Asman Rory is a Gudanji Garawa man. He is a strong voice for his community and Country and has been fighting for them for many years.
• Mililma May is a Danggalaba Kulumbirgin Tiwi woman. She is a community organiser and freelance writer. She has supported grassroots movements across the Top End in the fight for Aboriginal self-determination and liberation.
• Dr Louise Woodward is a Northern Territory paediatrician from Darwin who has been using her voice and expertise as a doctor to raise the alarm about the health impacts of the Middle Arm gas hub and Beetaloo fracking.

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Many of Australia’s dirtiest gas expansions are planned for the NT and big polluters are about to start digging on land and at sea.

Traditional Owners need our help to pressure the Albanese Government to block handouts for these projects and call them in for assessment under our nature laws.

MC’d by Environment Centre Northern Territory's Executive Director Kirsty Howey, this town hall will bring together local climate and nature advocacy groups from across Naarm (Melbourne).

Let’s unite as people who care deeply about protecting our wonderful, natural world. Let’s raise our voices so they’re louder than those of the big gas polluters.

Come to the urgent community forum, listen to voices from the frontline of the climate crisis in the NT, and join us in calling on the Albanese Labor Government to protect Country and climate!

I'll be there

We look forward to seeing you there! For the protection of Country, water and our climate,

Blockade

All welcome at the coal blockade. 

Get in touch if you have any questions or want to organise for the event. I'll be driving up with family and friends - all welcome to join the convoy! 

Cheers, Antonia 

aset7246@alumni.sydney.edu.au

Climate Action

Hi everyone!  inviting you to join us for this timely event, this Saturday 10.30am.  Inspired by the racing carnival, the Race to Zero emissions! involving no cruelty to horses, some fun to come together and demand a strong climate action plan for 2030 and 2050.  3 locations to choose from: Coburg, Brunswick and here in Newlands.

Newlands Friends of the Forest are hosting  - at the new community garden at Newlands Neighbourhood House (Cox Reserve). Register to attend (free event) here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetAXsRGATzvwGl0pzgs28rwLzBWVthCk9jTkGKWjypxNO6BQ/viewform

Climate Action

Three climate protests in Moreland

Moreland Climate Cup  Race to zero emissions
Saturday 6 November, 10.30am-11.30am 

Join us at one of these locations:

• Brunswick: Warr Park, Albion St/De Carle St, Brunswick
• Coburg: outside Coburg Library, Coburg Mall
• Newlands: Cox Reserve, 22-40 Murray Rd,

https://www.facebook.com/events/4343549905751811?notif_id=1635478758562461&notif_t=page_share&ref=notif

The protests are part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice and will have a street theatre element. The protests will only go for one hour.. 

The protests have been organised by the Climate Coalition of Moreland to oppose the federal government's inaction on climate. Find out what we are calling for at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jgjTKmInGZKgagkrp86RjlhUXOmmGLnRuxFUkdxX0Sw/edit.

We also have a registration form for people to indicate their preferred location: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSetAXsRGAT.../viewform...

The protests will be Covid-safe events.

Protest

Protest @ Moreland Council meeting

Restore funding for climate action

Date: Wednesday 13 August

Time: Meet promptly at 6.30pm for 7pm start to council meeting.

If you want to ask a question in the council meeting, you need to get there before 7pm to put your name down to ask a question

Venue: Glenroy Senior Citizens Centre

11 Cromwell Street, Glenroy

(8 minute walk from Glenroy train station on Craigieburn Line)
To get there from Coburg, catch the #513 bus from Bell St, Coburg to Glenroy Station

The 9 July council meeting axed $100,000 from the Moreland Council’s 2014/2015 budget for climate action. The cut is likely to mean that the planned solar power system for the Coburg Leisure Centre will not proceed.

Originally, it was proposed that $525,000 be allocated to the council’s carbon management budget. This money was to fund the expansion of the council’s solar PV program on council buildings as well as energy efficiency measures.

Moreland council’s carbon management strategy only began in 2011.

A Climate Action Moreland public meeting of 80 people on 7 August voted to call on the council to restore the $100,000 to the carbon management strategy.

Join the protest outside the next Moreland Council meeting to let the councillors know that you want the $100,000 restored to fight climate change.

If you can’t attend the council meeting, send an email to all of the councillors:

oyildiz@moreland.vic.gov.au; mhopper@moreland.vic.gov.au; ltapinos@moreland.vic.gov.au; jkavanagh@moreland.vic.gov.au; hdavidson@moreland.vic.gov.au; lthompson@moreland.vic.gov.au; sbolton@moreland.vic.gov.au; sratnam@moreland.vic.gov.au; rthompson@moreland.vic.gov.au; mteti@moreland.vic.gov.au; lgillies@moreland.vic.gov.au