Are you aware that a solar farm with 200,000 panels and the potential to power 48,000 homes is being planned just 42km north of Albury? In late June 2025, five members of WATCH met three representative from Elgin, the Morven solar farm developer, and two from Urbis, the contracted social engagement company. WATCH emphasised the…
Wodonga Council candidates were emailed three climate change questions by WATCH in the lead up to the October 2024 election. They were asked:Q1. How do you rate the importance of climate action on a ten-point scale, where one indicates low priority and ten indicates high priority? Q2. If elected, would you use your position as…
Albury Council candidates were emailed two climate change questions by WATCH in the lead up to the 14 September 2024 election. They were asked to 1) rate the importance of climate action on a five-point scale and; 2) Respond to the question: ‘Now that AlburyCity has declared a climate emergency, what do you feel are…
Here are excerpts of an article in The Border Mail on the Coalition’s nuclear sham: A Border advocacy group has called the Coalition’s nuclear plan a “dangerous distraction” from the “urgent need” to reduce climate pollution this decade. Lauriston Muirhead, chair of Wodonga Albury Towards Climate Health, criticised the plan as “expensive, slow and a…
Two members of WATCH met with Jacqui Hawkins, independent candidate for the seat of Benambra in the upcoming Victorian election.Jacqui stood at the last (2018) election and, after preference distribution, came within 5% of winning the seat (Jacqui 47.55% vs Libs 52.45%).Jacqui was very generous with her time, listened intently and spoke intelligently. This was…
Albury Council candidates were emailed two climate change questions in the lead up to the December 2021 election. They were asked to rate the importance of climate action on a five-point scale and describe how they would use their position to reduce emissions from council operations and the community. Ten of the eleven candidates/ticket leaders…
Are you voting in the Wodonga Council election? Not sure who to vote for and want to know candidates’ attitudes to climate change? WATCH sent a two question, online survey to all 19 candidates. Ten responded, nine did not. Those who responded rated the importance of climate action on a five point scale, where 1…
WATCH members have repeatedly expressed concerns about the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC), particularly the large proportion of NCCC members who are affiliated with the fossil fuel industry and the Commission’s intent to focus on a gas-driven economic recovery. Well done to Jill Coghlan for her submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the NCCC and…
We’ve long associated autumn with leaf fall and spring with blossoms, but this autumn you may have noticed something odd. Several locals spotted unseasonal flowers on pear and apple trees. In most cases it was just a few blossoms, but one very confused, smaller ornamental pear had almost a full spring bloom. There have also…
On 29 January 2020, WATCH produced the following media release: 2019 was Australia’s hottest and driest year on record, heralding Australia’s longest bushfire season. Locally records were also broken, with Border Mail letters to the editor on climate change hitting an all-time high and signalling strong community support for climate action. Wodonga Albury Toward Climate…
Wodonga & Albury Toward Climate Health (WATCH) 