
NEXT BIKE RIDE AND WALK FOR CLIMATE
15th February, 9.30 start
Join us for our first Bike Ride and Walk for Climate for 2025. For something different, and to beat the heat, we’re going to break the ride into two stages. The first stage will start and end with a coffee and chat in Ashburton so we can link-up with the walkers. Walkers will do the usual street conversations in Ashburton prior to coffee. The second stage will be a short ride to the ‘Renew Australia for All’ campaign launch and community BBQ (more details below). As well as registering to attend the bike ride, you will need to register for the BBQ for catering purposes. Walkers will need to travel by car to the BBQ.
Contact Will Howard for more details: 0408 357 658
* Please note our insurance will not cover the bike ride so you will be participating at your own risk
Date: Saturday 15 February 2025
Location: Ashburton Station Carpark
Time: Meet 9.30am to affix signs on bikes

RENEW AUSTRALIA FOR ALL – Campaign Launch
Victorian Trades Hall Council and Environment Victoria are hosting a social BBQ to show our support for the ‘Renew Australia for All’ campaign.Join fellow unionists, climate activists, and community members for a BBQ (vegan/vego options available) and hear about our plan to campaign for local homes and communities to be powered with renewable energy, to cut our bills for good and create thousands of well-paid, secure jobs.
Date: Saturday 15 February 2025
Location: Holmesglen Reserve Playground, 6 Power Ave, Ashwood
Time: 11.30AM – 1PM

UPCOMING ACTIONS – Get Involved!
Street Conversations and Petition
Mt Waverlay Sunday Market, Hamilton Place Mt Waverley
Dates: Sunday 9 February and Sunday 9 March
Time: 9.30AM to 11AM
Followed by a coffee and maybe a stroll around the market!
Please email connect@higginscan.org if you are able to help on either of these dates.
Ashburton Festival
High St, Ashburton
Date: Sunday 23 February
Time: 11.00AM to 4PM.
Please email connect@higginscan.org if you are able to give some time to staff the Chisholm Climate Action Network stall. Two hour shifts preferred but any time appreciated.
Kooyong Street Conversations
Vigil and street action opposite Malvern Town Hall
Dates: Saturday 22 Feb and Saturday 1 March
Time 10.30AM to 11.30AM followed by coffee.

PUB NIGHT – How nuclear power worsens the climate crisis
Those who attended our first Pub Night for 2025 with Dr Tilman Ruff were treated to a riveting presentation of why we should not go nuclear. We can’t thank him enough for giving us his time to bring us all up to speed.
Main points from the presentation:
- Nuclear is too slow. We need action now, not in 20 years time
- Nuclear is way too expensive. This money could be better spent helping houses convert to electric. It will not make our power prices cheaper
- Nuclear is too risky. The disposal of waste material and the potential for accidents and worse is not worth the risk
- Nuclear requires a lot of water! We live on the driest continent and we need the precious water we have to grow our food
Please take the time to read through this important presentation via this link

POWERING 2025: Driving Australia’s Energy Transition
Energy analyst and renewables expert Simon Holmes à Court has once again generously agreed to give Lighter Footprints his annual update on Australia’s energy transition. Simon will be joined in conversation with Ric Brazzale, Managing Director at Green Energy Trading.
Simon Holmes à Court is a board member of the Smart Energy Council and a Director at the Superpower Institute. He is a man of many hats but to Lighter Footprints he is an energy analyst with many years of experience in the renewables sector with a talent for clearly sharing complex information.
Don’t miss what promises to be an engaging and informative evening! This meeting will arm us with the facts that we can take forward and share with others.
Join us at 7:00pm to peruse the information stalls in the hall. The meeting will start at 7:30pm.
Date: Wednesday 5 March 2025
Location: Malvern Town Hall, 1251 High St, Malvern
Time: 7.30pm-9.00pm
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