Urgent Call For Action – Protest Tomorrow (Friday 28 June)
Labor has just approved two utterly outrageous gas projects – a coal seam gas project and a gas pipeline. Grassroots climate groups are organising snap rallies at the offices of as many Labor politicians as possible TOMORROW!!
The sham of Australia’s climate change policy has been made clear in the past two weeks. No, not nuclear power.
Last Friday (21st June), while everyone was racing down nuclear-powered rabbit holes, the environment department (led by the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek) approved a coal seam gas pipeline in Queensland. The Gina Rinehart-backed project will involve the construction of up to 151 coal seam gas wells and require the drainage of about six and a half million litres of groundwater every day.
This latest climate-wrecking, koala-killing approval brings the total gas projects approved by the Albanese government to nine, on top of 5 coal mines and ten offshore oil and gas projects.
This approval “has effect until 30 June 2069”. And on Tuesday the department approved the Atlas stage 3 gas project in Queensland out to June 2080.
Those dates are rather beyond 2050 when we’re supposed to be at net zero emissions. They are also when temperatures will be well over 2C above the preindustrial average.
Read more in this Guardian article. Outrageous.
Hope to see you tomorrow. We will have signs!
Protest at Michelle Ananda-Rajah’s Office
Friday 28 June – 2.30pm
Cnr Wattletree and Tooronga Rd, Malvern East
(Tram Route No. 5)
Electrify Boroondara Homeowners – Ask Me Anything Webinar
Are you thinking about electrifying your home but have tons of questions swirling in your mind? Join EB’s webinar and get your burning questions answered by Boroondara homeowners who have electrified their own homes.
If you’re not able to visit Boroondara’s open homes on Sustainable House Day, or even if you are, this is your chance to hear from the owners of those homes, and what their electrification journey looks like to date.
Ask Me Anything Webinar – hosted by Electrify Boroondara
Date: Tuesday 30 April
Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm
Free admission: please register online below.
PLANNING NIGHT – WE NEED YOU!!!
Please join us on 7 May for our annual Planning Night at the Pub for 2024. The stage is set, but we need diverse voices from the community to help us plan our tactics leading up to the next election.
Our campaign focus is NO NEW COAL OR GAS. We are tackling this with a three-pronged approach:
- INFLUENCE – Engaging with our local Federal representatives to advocate for direct climate action
- COLLABORATION – Expanding Higgins CAN’s reach and engagement through our associated member groups
- ENGAGEMENT – Bringing the wider community along on the journey, reaching swinging voters and people who care about climate
Do you have ideas for actions we can take to make a difference? Do you have any skills you can bring to Higgins CAN’s small and dedicated volunteer team? Do you want to be part of the solution?
Please bring your enthusiasm for climate action along to the Planning Night at the Pub and enjoy an optional meal with like-minded neighbours. We will have a special guest facilitator on the night to help drive a productive discussion – this is an event not to be missed!
All welcome. Hope to see you there.
PLANNING NIGHT
Tuesday 7 May 2024
6.30pm – 9.00pm
Malvernvale Hotel, 1321 Malvern Rd
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Taking it to the streets in Higgins, again!
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Taking it to the streets in Higgins, again!
One way to hold our MPs accountable and to get our message across is to take it to the streets.
With the 2022 election well behind us, but not enough climate action since, we’re back!
Everybody welcome. Don’t worry if you’ve never done this before, it can be fun being with like-minded Higgins CAN supporters and talking to locals. We will finish with a coffee catch-up nearby to debrief and chat.
When: Friday 24th November – 11.00am-12.00pm
Where: Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah’s office, 1343 Malvern Rd, East Malvern
Signs provided:
If you have any questions, or want to let us know that you’re coming, email connect@higginscan.org
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One way to hold our MPs accountable and to get our message across is to take it to the streets.
With the 2022 election well behind us, but not enough climate action since, we’re back!
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Time: [time, am/pm].
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The walk will end with a BYO light Picnic, sandwiches etc. There will be tables and some chairs at the park. Food and drink can be dropped off at the park prior to the walk if required. A Higgins CAN member will remain at the park.
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For more details, email connect@higginscan.org
Higgins questions the Minister for Climate
Labor MP for Higgins, Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, did well to get the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, to front a community forum at the Malvern RSL on 23 October. Community members filled the hall and had a barrage of questions for him.
Read more here.