What a year progressing climate adaptation in Victoria!
Celebrate with us while helping us continue this work by attending our gig fundraiser this Friday! Come along to hear more about our work this year and what we have planned for next year.
In the past month alone we have facilitated 8 MP meetings, had our campaign mentioned in Parliament, joined a FoEM contingent at Rising Tide, and helped launch Renew Australia for All's Climate Safety Plan.
This brings the total so far to 16 MPs met with. There's still time to meet yours or quickly fire off our email asking for adequate adaptation funding in the next budget.
Zooming out, together, this year we:
- heavily influenced the Inquiry into Climate Resilience, with the need for more funding demonstrated and a VCCAF mentioned as a key funding mechanism,
- circulated our Climate Resilience Inquiry report to promote the findings and adaptation solutions,
- had impactful community resilience mapping sessions,
- launched our Australian Climate Adaptation Map,
- held monthly Adaptation Activator calls connecting people across Vic (an update on these is below!), and
- hosted an incredibly inspiring Climate Adaptation Fair showcasing solutions and creating lasting connections (another is planned for next year, but likely only in the second half of the year - watch this space!).
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This summer could be a volatile summer, with BOM confirming a La Nina and warning of hotter, drier months ahead, and fire authorities saying parts of the country are primed for fast-moving bushfires. Help keep others in your community safe by connecting with those also concerned and pinpointing some actions to take locally to ensure everyone, especially those most at risk, is informed and as prepared as possible. Read how you can you keep yourself and those most at risk in your community safe in heatwaves here. Find excellent resources on bushfire preparedness here. More on all of this and ways to support us and others in preparing for locked-in climate impacts below! Keen to join our campaign or learn some organising skills? Come to a collective meeting next year - no experience needed, just passion for climate justice. |
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New Vic Climate Change Strategy: Right course but clear funded plans requiredVic's Climate Change Strategy 2026-30 was released in November. The Strategy has good plans in place to improve climate preparedness, but it is lacking in certain aspects and has seemingly stepped back on "transformational adaptation". The adaptation plans needs to be backed up with adequate and ongoing funding and improved transparency, public communication, and consultation. We need concrete, clearly laid out Adaptation Action Plans (due in 2026) that implement the Climate Resilience Inquiry recommendations and ensure the immediate and extensive adaptation solutions needed to prepare Victorian communities and keep everyone safe as we adapt to a changing climate. Read our on full response to the release of the Strategy here. |
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Even More MPs Asked to Act on AdaptationCommunity members and local orgs are continuing to meet with their state MPs to ask them to back more funding of climate adaptation! Thank you to those who took the time to meet with their MPS and to these MPs for taking the time to listen to their constituents' concerns for taking these concerns to Parliament. In October and November: Keen to meet with your MP? Reply for more info! Or email them using this pre-filled email. |
✊ Actions / Solidarity
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Support the Act on Climate collective!Want to help ensure we can continue doing these calls and the vital work of preparing communities for climate impacts? Please help us continue our work preparing communities for locked-in climate impacts by making a once-off donation or signing up for monthly donations by becoming a member of the Act on Climate Collective. |
🗓️ Upcoming Events
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Together we can help prepare communities for now unavoidable climate impacts!
Get in touch if you'd like to get involved or hear more about what we're doing:
- Vicky Ellmore: [email protected],
- Kim Croxford: [email protected], or
- Kimmi Bebendorf: [email protected]
Remember, you're always welcome to join Act on Climate's weekly meetings. Our organising and action meetings will take place on the alternative fortnight to the Organising Training Workshops.
All weeks include dinner. Register here for an upcoming Tuesday.