Visitors to our website might have noticed fewer posts this past year or so. This is because many of us have been focused on the Adani Carmichael coal mine. If the mine proceeds it would be Australia’s single biggest contributor to climate change and the equivalent of adding a new country with emissions 1.5 times…
By David Johnston, October 7 2017 PROTESTERS thousands of kilometres away were still able to send a strong message opposing plans for a mega coal mine in central Queensland. LOUD AND CLEAR: Stop Adani protesters were out in force on the Lincoln Causeway on Saturday. More than 400 people showed their opposition to the coal…
By Lizette Salmon Last month Wodonga Albury Toward Climate Health (WATCH) celebrated its 10th year. A decade with six prime ministers and five Border Mail editors. Changes aplenty, but we’re still here. As a non-partisan climate advocacy group, we began by meeting dozens of politicians from all levels of government, including a Federal and two state Shadow…
Do you want Westpac to lend money to Adani to build their massive Carmichael coal mine in Queensland? They’ve refused to rule out a loan and ignored our hundreds of emails, calls and letters. What better way to make our message loud and clear than being outside their branches all over Australia? It’s started already…
Saturday 29 October, 1.30-3.30pm, Sustainable Activity Centre, Wodonga. Talking about climate change can sometimes feel more taboo than sex, religion and politics. If you’d like help manoeuvring those tricky moments, come along to our climate conversations workshop. It’s facilitated by experienced psychologists from Melbourne’s Psychology for a Safe Climate. Please RSVP by Wednesday 26th October…
Are you voting in the Wodonga Council election and want to know candidates’ attitudes to climate change? WATCH asked them four quick questions and ten candidates responded. Who supports renewable energy? Who thinks wind and solar are a scam? Alison Reed, Ant Packer, Kat Bennett, Lubosh Hanuska and Trevor White gave climate action the highest…
Thanks to those who joined us this week for our photo action calling for AGL to exit dirty energy. The event featured in an article in the Border Mail newspaper today – read it in full here or below. Our photographs will be combined with others from communities across Australia and presented at the AGL annual general meeting…
Are you voting in the Albury Council election? Not sure who to vote for and want to know candidates’ attitudes to climate change? WATCH put four climate questions to candidates. WATCH is a non-partisan climate advocacy group and does not align itself with any political party. Our recommendations for the top three, above the line…
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…
August 6, 2016: Representatives from WATCH and RAW Energy (Renewable Albury Wodonga) had the pleasure of meeting Jeremy Buckingham MLC for NSW. We introduced Jeremy to the efforts of both local groups about which he was very excited. We also heard from him where he sees the Australian energy market heading. Great meeting thanks Jeremy.…
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