Dec 14, 2011 | Thank Yous & Celebrations
Thirty of us had a great dinner together on Wednesday night December 7th. A highlight was the range of comments made as we went round the room sharing what had stuck with us as memorable from the past year of working with Lighter Footprints. Here are the comments made...
Nov 30, 2011 | Taking Action
CANA (Climate Action Network Australia) is a network of over 70 Australia non-government groups working for action on climate change. It is the Australian arm of Climate Action Network International. In November this year CANA approved Lighter Footprints as a member,...
Oct 26, 2011 | Taking Action
Several of us attended the demonstration outside the high Court in King St this week in support of the case being run by Environment Victoria and others challenging the EPA’s support for the new HRL coal fired/gasfired power station Below is the EV email on the...
Oct 12, 2011 | Solutions, Taking Action
Over the coming few weeks, as the price on pollution is debated in Parliament, Victorian communities will come together to take part in the Earth Relay – a series of actions to symbolise support for action on climate change. Like the passage of the Olympic flame...
Sep 14, 2011 | Climate Damage
The Oxfam Photographic Exhibition of the Pacific Islands was launched at Q.P.O. in Kew, Victoria Australia on September 14. Named ‘Land is Life,’ the exhibition contains photos taken by Rodney Dekker of Tuvalu and Kirabati. It was MC’ed by Carolyn...
Jun 8, 2011 | Clean Energy, Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations
Lighter Footprints Forum August 2011 Can we live well without coal? Can renewable energy provide continuous, reliable power? Can we escape our dependence on carbon polluting fossil fuels? Is it nuclear or nothing? Watch the three speakers on these issues at the...
Apr 28, 2011 | Boroondara Council, Clean Energy, Lighter Footprints Forum, Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations
Lighter Footprints Forum Sustainable suburbia – what do we need to do? Time: Thursday 28 April 2011 Venue: Holy Trinity Church Hall, corner Union Road and Montrose Street, Surrey Hills Purpose The forum discussed how we can create sustainable suburbs and take...