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    Climate

    Transition your home from fossil fuels, now

    There are few individuals who can say they have been invited into over 1000 homes – and left each one better than they found it but Tim Forcey is one. As an energy efficiency consultant, Tim has assessed homes across Melbourne for almost two decades. He leaves owners equipped with strategies to improve the health and comfort of their home while also reducing its running costs and environmental footprint.

    How rising sea levels caused by climate change will impact the west

    A lack of green space and green infrastructure in the western suburbs of Melbourne makes our region especially prone to flooding.

    Western suburbs in desperate need of of bi-partisan planning to combat effects of ‘urban heat island’ 

    Those living in Melbourne’s west are experiencing hotter days. A lot of that comes down to the fact that historically the west has had significantly lower levels of green infrastructure than other areas of Melbourne.

    WHY THE THIRD RUNWAY IS A CLIMATE RISK

    The campaign has focused on educating people under the proposed flight path about what they can expect.

    CLIMATE PROTECTORS – SHANNON MEILAK

    While her lack of mobility didn't allow her to be physically involved in some activities, she could still champion causes she believed in.

    PARENTS IN MELBOURNE’S WEST TURNING CLIMATE GRIEF INTO ACTION

    Shannon joined AP4CA because she is deeply concerned about what sort of world we are leaving behind for future generations.

    HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CULTURALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS

    The findings from this project will be shared with local government and community support organisations in the west to assist them to provide appropriate support as extreme climate events increase in frequency.

    WHAT MOTIVATES THAT GUY SITTING ON A POLE STOPPING TRAFFIC?

    Concern for the impacts the whole world faces as more and more unprecedented extreme weather events wreak havoc.

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