You have an opportunity to influence Australia’s biggest climate polluter – AGL. Join us for a photo shoot at 12.00pm on Tuesday 13 September 2016 next to Sumsion Gardens (intersection of Osburn and Bank Streets) holding a sign that says “Albury-Wodonga calls on AGL to go fossil free”. AGL is a major Australian electricity provider…
Thank you to everyone who attended our wonderful wedding! Soon we’ll be posting photos and links, but in the mean time we urge you to send a message to Sussan Ley using the template below and modifying as you wish. A printable (PDF) version of the letter can be accessed here. If preferred you can…
Did you know that big polluters have handed $3.7 million to the major parties since the last election? And that our Government will give them $7.7 billion in subsidies this year? We must stop the flow of money that is propping up the fossil fuel industry. At 12.30pm on Friday 20 May WATCH will join…
Almost a decade of fierce debate around climate change has led to a total of 339 passionate letters published in The Border Mail.No one followed this more closely than Wodonga Albury Toward Climate Health committee member Lizette Salmon, who has compiled all the letters since 2007 in a scrapbook. Her goal was to track public…
The year 2015 is more than 99.999 percent certain to be declared the hottest year on record globally, according to the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies, while the Bureau of Meteorology has just confirmed Australia’s 2015 temperatures were the fifth-warmest on record. “Globally it’s expected to be declared the hottest year on…
MEDIA RELEASE – 2 NOVEMBER 2015 This has been Australia’s hottest October on record and Albury’s day-time temperatures were 5.8 degrees Celsius warmer than average. Lizette Salmon, spokesperson for Wodonga Albury Towards Climate Health (WATCH) said “The average Albury October day-time temperature is 21.2 degrees, but this year it was 27 degrees, a horrifying six…
Malaria, dengue ‘on their way with climate change’ Report by Sarah Dean, 25 June 2015 AN Albury doctor yesterday warned that climate change would introduce new diseases to the region. GP Dr Rosie Saxton said there already was evidence tropical dengue fever was invading southern areas. Even malaria would become a threat, she said. “We…
As global pressure builds and the government considers its post 2020 climate targets this week, a diverse and unprecedented alliance of more than 50 civil society groups [including WATCH] are calling on parliamentarians to commit to zero carbon pollution in Australia by 2050 at the latest. In an open letter released today, the groups state…
Thank you to James Sloan and Ian Franzke for taking part in this media with WATCH. Read the resulting Border Mail article at bordermail.com.au/story/2852809/sport-feels-pinch-from-rising-heat Note: Error in article – approximately 2000 people participate in the Alpine Audax event, not 200.
Climate change and extreme weather events threaten the viability of Australian sport as it’s currently played, according to a new report released by The Climate Institute. Heatwaves, changed rain patterns, floods, and drought are challenging all forms of sport from the back yard through to professional tournaments, according to to a new report released by The…
Wodonga & Albury Toward Climate Health (WATCH) 