In March news, Food Co-op & Cafe mural launch, Koalathon, actions against nuclear power, nuclear accident plume map, Act on Climate picnic & fair recap, seismic shift event Warrnambool, Snow Gum declaration and summit recap, old growth forest burn call to action, plus more!
Check out this beauty, our delicious Food Coop & Cafe mural. Big thanks to Texta Queen, our foodies, campaigners and volunteers! The beautiful Friends of the Earth mural by Texta will be launched on Thursday 27 March 5pm-8pm at Friends of the Earth Food Co-op & Cafe 312 Smith Street, Collingwood. Come along and celebrate with us! Light refreshments by the yummy Food Co-op Cafe and tunes provided. All welcome!
Nuclear accident plume map
What would be the consequence of a nuclear accident in Australia? A new website lets you choose one of Peter Dutton’s proposed reactor sites to see how a nuclear disaster would contaminate surrounding areas. Almost 200,000 Australians would be at risk of a nuclear accident if the Coalition's proposed nuclear scheme goes ahead, according to new research released today by Don’t Nuke the Climate. Read more.
March 11 is the National Day of Action against Nuclear Power with a Naarm rally, webinar, Gippsland gathering and local actions, join nuke-free actions here. Plus read our response to the interim report to the nuclear inquiry here.
Act on Climate collective social meetup Thurs 13 March
Come along to Act on Climate collective’s social meetup, a picnic at Abbotsford convent, Thurs 13 March 6pm-8pm.
Rego here.
Koalathon is happening 30 March
Koalathon is happening 30 March! Drum up your sponsors and walk, ride or run in support of SKAT collective’s koala saving work. Sign-up, sponsor or donate here.
Save the date - a Seismic Shift is coming!
Logans Beach Warrnambool is the location of the last Southern Right Whale calving grounds in Victoria – and right next to where CGG proposes to seismic blast for fossil fuels this year. Join us for Seismic Shift, a powerful community event standing against seismic blasting for fossil fuel exploration in our ocean. Sat 29 March 2025, Logans Beach (Koontapool Yakeen), Warrnambool.
Info & free tix here.
Snow Gum summit 2025 recap
Here’s a heartening recap from the first Snow Gum summit 2025, a fantastic weekend bringing academics, First Peoples, land managers and environmental campaigners together. Snow gums are the iconic trees of the Australian high country. Like the coral reefs they face an existential threat due to the impacts of climate change. More regular and intense fires and dieback, which is caused by a beetle, are causing localised ecological collapse of these forests. The forum looked into the scale of the threat and possible solutions, generating the Snow Gum forests declaration available here, to urge governments to immediately fund solutions to combat threats to snow gum survival.
Protect our threatened snow gums, email the Victorian environment minister here, and you can join our Forest Collective here to help organise events like this.
Climate adaptation fair recap
On 8 February 2025, the Act on Climate collective curated the first ever Climate Adaptation Fair at Borderlands Coop. It was a huge day of bringing people together from across Victoria to share and learn from each other about the climate impacts already affecting communities and how we can keep each other safe. Read more & pics.
Climate Adaptation Activator Call #5 (online)
Want to progress climate adaptation in your community? Act on Climate's Frontline Climate Alliance Vic (FCAV) are holding calls fully focused on supporting local leaders in Victorian communities wanting to help progress community-led climate adaptation locally. Join us for the 5th adaptation activator call on April 3 at 6pm rego here.
Hop along to our Kangaroo Collective volunteer gatherings
Join the Food Co-op & Cafe
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