Action in Maroondah
Current events
Past events
Sunday, 11th Nov 2007 @ 1pm State Library - Walk against Warming
In the lead up to the Federal election, there is no better way to show our leaders your support for real action on climate change...
Walk Against Warming is the largest community climate change event in the country.
Join hundreds of thousands of Australians in peaceful walks taking place right across the country on November 11.
Bring your Mum, Dad, kids, best-friend, neighbours... everyone you know!
Help us make Melbourne's Walk Against Warming HUGE !
Tuesday, 20th & 27th Nov - Climate Change Workshops
Climate Change and the Community
Maroondah Council is holding two workshops on Climate Change and
Energy Efficiency, click here for more details.
Location: Council Offices, Braeside Avenue, Ringwood (Melways 50 A7), 7pm - 9pm.
Sunday, 28th Oct 2007 @ 9 - 12 noon - Walk and Talk 4 Kids
Location: Vermont Secondary College (Melways: 63 A4), registration at 8:30am.
Yvonne & I will be at this event from 10:00 am onwards. We will be carrying our big banner: DEAKIN DEMANDS CLIMATE ACTION NOW! and handing out Walk Against Warming flyers as we walk around.
Visit http://walkandtalk4kids.org.au for all the details.
Despite the fact that Australia is on the front line of climate change, to date our governments have failed to take real action to reduce our greenhouse pollution. Find out why from someone who’s been on the inside.
About the speaker: Guy Pearse joined the Liberal party in 1989 and spent the past eighteen years studying environment policy and working in the political ‘dark arts’. More recently, his PhD research exposed the self-dubbed 'greenhouse mafia’ – a cabal of lobbyists working for our worst polluting industries. What Guy discovered about the pervasive control these Industries have over Australia’s response to climate change persuaded him to leave the dark arts behind to write High & Dry – his first book.
Village Green Environmental Solutions. Doug Green will run a workshop demonstrating to business owners
that reducing your impact on the environment can reduce your business bottom line and improve your marketability.
For more details click
here or look at the
bizMaroondah website
Thu-Sat, 20th-22nd September 2007 - Related Event
Greenpeace are running a polling booth, polling people on climate change and how it effects their vote down in Ringwood later this week and looking
for a few people to lend a hand. It's running from Thursday to Saturday, at Forest Hill chase and Eastland shopping centres.
Volunteers are needed for no more then 3 hours at a time asking the public to to spare a couple of minutes and fill out a questionnaire!
If anyone is interested please e-mail:
jakki or call on 9341 8661 / 0409-196389
We will meet at 10:30am in the parkland outside Mr. Phillip Barresi’s office (next to Fernwood Gym) at 602 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham.
The aim is to raise awareness about climate change, express our concern in a symbolic way, and let our local MP, Mr Barresi know
what we stand for and what we believe he, as our parliamentary representative could be doing. Download the
flyer for more details.
See the
photos
Climate Change: The Way Forward. Dr Graeme Pearman will speak about climate change ramifications for Australia followed by the Federal candidates
bringing us up to date with their policies regarding climate change.
Location: Glen Iris Uniting Church and Community Hall, 200 Glen Iris Rd, Glen Iris (Adjacent to Glen Iris Primary School). Melways Map 60 A9.
Sunday, 12th August 2007
Science, Politics and Solutions on Climate Change at the Ringwood Karralyka Center.
Download Mark Wakeham's slides 1.5Mb 
Also see the news article in Cr. Alex Makin's website
