By Dakota Brown ‘Tongue up.’ Cold metal is shoved into my mouth before I can even process her instruction. She doesn’t stop to let me adjust. She has no patience for me now. To her it’s probably a joke more than a concern that I’m always here. She thrusts the…
By Charlee Rose Murtough-Coombes “How sad.” they say when they look at the TV. They see the islands of rubbish and the oil spills, the dying reefs and the melting ice. They hear the complaints, the stories, the worries and concerns. Yet they just change the channel and ignore it….
Our guest speaker this year is Su Morley, aka Steel City Sue, from Climate Action Newcastle. Newcastle is a famous coal town – exporting more coal than any other port in the world. Su Morley has been involved in some brilliant community-led initiatives to transition away from coal, including persuading traditional Newcastle bowling clubs to save money by switching to solar.
In March, Sutherland Shire Council unanimously passed a motion for Council to go carbon neutral by 2030, and to encourage the local business community to adopt cleaner climate strategies. We’re looking forward to hearing about Su’s experience at Newcastle and considering how similar action by Sutherland Shire Environment Centre members might support the positive initiative of our local Council.
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