Nov 8, 2016 | Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations
At its final meeting for the year, Lighter Footprints, the local climate change action group, attracted a bumper crowd to hear Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Suburban Development, explain the State Government’s commitment and...
Oct 16, 2016 | Climate Damage, Taking Action
Wednesday 26 October 7.00 pm for 7.30 start Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury “Stories of hope, healing and meaning” Faith, literature and psychology all deal with what it is to be human and find meaning in our world. How can we tap into this...
Oct 13, 2016 | Taking Action
At our Box Hill Town Hall forum on June 16, the three political panelists were asked if they would meet together for a coffee after the election-no matter what the result, and talk about common ground for climate change. Today they met! We will hope that this is the...
Oct 12, 2016 | Taking Action
Carolyn Ingvarson spoke on Climate Change to the Glenferrie Rotary Club on October 11. Click here for her presentation slides. Carolyn Ingvarson and Carol Benson – President of Glenferrie Rotary Club.
Oct 10, 2016 | Boroondara Council, Taking Action
What more could our new Boroondara Council do to step up on the environment? Hear about what makes for best practice in local government. Meet your local Council candidates & ask them questions (all candidates from all 10 wards have been invited). Council...
Sep 1, 2016 | Clean Energy
“How do we understand the Australian energy market, and the role of renewables?” Our speakers, Bruce Mountain and Dan Cass will discuss what is happening in Australia currently, both at the household level and across the country, and the opportunities this...
Jun 19, 2016 | Taking Action
One of our members penned this beautiful thank-you note after the pre-election forum at the Box Hill Town Hall: Dear Carolyn and All, It was great to be part of last night’s very well organised, polite, and amazingly well attended event at Box Hill Town Hall which,...
Jun 17, 2016 | Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations
What a great pre-election forum. You can relive the night via Facebook Live (in 2 parts – here & here)! Over 550 with standing room only. Politicians discussed serious issue related to Climate Change, and they agreed to continue the discussion with a view...
May 26, 2016 | Boroondara Council, Solutions
Wed May 25 7 for 7.30 PM Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury “Where is Boroonadara headed with its Low Carbon Strategy to 2020?” Come and hear the early plans and provide input into this strategy. Speaker: Mathew Dixon Senior Sustainability...
May 21, 2016 | Taking Action
Lighter Footprints and ECAM present Federal Election Candidates Forum Box Hill Town Hall Thursday 16 June 6:30 for 7:00pm start Meet your Liberal, Labor and Greens candidates for Chisholm, Deakin and Kooyong. Ask them questions so you can better understand the...
May 1, 2016 | Taking Action
Burwood Festival stall – May 1 2016 Hundreds of local people have signed letters to Malcolm Turnbull and other federal politicians urging faster action on global warming in a last ditch attempt to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Lighter Footprints collected the...
Apr 18, 2016 | Climate Damage
Wed April 27 7 for 7.30 Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury Coral and/or Coal – Australia’s choice? Basha Stasak – Healthy Ecosystems Campaigner Australian Conservation Foundation Come and hear what Australia’s largest conservation group...
Apr 4, 2016 | Taking Action
Lighter Footprints joined with hundreds of others to protest at the cuts to CSIRO research, especially the climate division. Lighter Footprints has also been out and about at local festivals in Ashburton, Glenferrie and Kew collecting hundreds of letters signed by...
Feb 17, 2016 | Climate Damage, Solutions
Wednesday February 24 7 for 7.30 Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury PARIS – December 2015. Two personal takes. with John Wiseman from MSSI and Fiona Armstrong from CAHA Hear what being in Paris in Dec 2015 meant to them, what they learnt and where they...
Feb 15, 2016 | Boroondara Council, Taking Action
On Australia Day, Lighter Footprints Convenor, Carolyn Ingvarson, was named Boroondara Citizen of the Year for 2016. We congratulate Carolyn on receiving this honour which recognises her service to the Boroondara community and to the environment. From...
Nov 24, 2015 | Taking Action
We will be catching the Belgrave line train which leaves Blackburn Station for the city at 4:07 pm and arrives at Melbourne Central station at 4:53pm. Lighter Footprinters will be getting on at various points and we will aim to be in the last carriage. We will meet up...
Nov 10, 2015 | Taking Action
Wednesday November 25 7 for 7.30 Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury Cam Walker Campaign Coordinator, Friends of the Earth Everything old is new again: Engaging with communities for change. For the past twenty years, Cam has worked extensively with FoE...
Nov 5, 2015 | Solutions
The Last Climate Tango in Paris For those who were not able to make it to the forum on Tuesday 27 October at Hawthorn Town Hall ” The Last Climate Tango in Paris” , and have not heard how it went, and want to know – it went well! We filled the hall...
Sep 25, 2015 | Solutions
Wednesday September 20 7 for 7.30 Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury Scott McKenry Regional Coordinator Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) Local to Regional Climate Action : How Eastern Region Councils are working together on climate change Before...
Jul 17, 2015 | Solutions, Taking Action
Wednesday 29 July 7pm for 7.30pm Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury “The fossil fuel divestment movement and steps you can take to clean up your finances”. Govind Maksay is a campaigner at Market Forces – an affiliate project of Friends of...
Jun 21, 2015 | Climate Emergency, Taking Action
Lighter Footprints’ advert calling for high ambition on climate targets made it into the Progress Leader this month! The quote “no free ride on climate” is from UN Secretary General Kofi Anan.
Jun 19, 2015 | Climate Emergency
Wednesday 24 June 7pm for 7.30pm Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury David Spratt (co-author Climate Code Red) “After the Encyclical: spreading the word on climate change” Join us for an engaging evening of discussion. Join us for some food and...
May 12, 2015 | Climate Damage, Climate Emergency
Wednesday 27 May 7pm for 7.30pm Guide Hall – Faversham Rd Canterbury Places you love: What threats do you see to these places and how can you help to protect them Come and join us to discuss your own views on the places you love and how best to protect...
May 11, 2015 | Boroondara Council, Taking Action
Local citizens showed overwhelming support for much stronger Australian targets for cutting carbon emissions at our stall at St Paul’s Anglican Church Fair in Canterbury on Saturday 9 May. Fair-goers signed letters urging the Prime Minister Tony Abbott and local...
May 3, 2015 | Boroondara Council, Taking Action
Sunny weather brought families and local citizens to the Burwood Village festival on Saturday 2 May and to our Lighter Footprints stall where they inspected our solar thermal power plant model. They also signed letters in droves to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and...
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