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Simon Holmes à Court: Riding the Clean Energy Wave

Simon Holmes à Court: Riding the Clean Energy Wave

Mar 4, 2021 | Clean Energy, Climate Policy, Lighter Footprints Events, Speaker Slides & Presentations

2021:  Riding the Clean Energy Wave An insider’s view with Simon Holmes à Court Wed, 24th February 2021 We were privileged to get a general update and some special insights into the Energy and Climate sector in Australia on 24th February from long-time friend of...
Why Snowy 2.0 doesn’t stack up

Why Snowy 2.0 doesn’t stack up

Jul 3, 2020 | Hydro power, Snowy 2.0, Speaker Slides & Presentations

The contents of this blog are based upon a paper prepared by the National Parks Association of NSW, a Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) ‘brown bag lunch’ webinar on 25 June and a piece in The Conversation. The 1-hour CANA webinar can be viewed here. There were a...
Sue Dwyer, Katherine Barraclough and Mike McEvoy – Communications success

Sue Dwyer, Katherine Barraclough and Mike McEvoy – Communications success

Jul 1, 2020 | Communicating climate change, Lighter Footprints Events, Meeting with MPs, Speaker Slides & Presentations, Taking Action

Last Wednesday eighty Lighter Footprints Zoom-ers were joined by three terrific speakers to discuss effective climate communications. Climate Conversations First we heard from Mike McEvoy, Program Manager at Climate for Change (C4C). C4C’s Climate Conversations...
Anna Skarbek – Decarbonisation Futures

Anna Skarbek – Decarbonisation Futures

Jun 1, 2020 | Clean Energy, Climate Policy, Speaker Slides & Presentations

ClimateWorks Last Wednesday we were joined by ClimateWorks CEO Anna Skarbek. Her organisation has spent two years carefully plotting out updated paths to economy-wide decarbonisation in Australia, and Lighter Footprints members were lucky enough to get a breakdown of...
Lighter Footprints on Zoom!

Lighter Footprints on Zoom!

Mar 27, 2020 | Speaker Slides & Presentations, Taking Action

This Wednesday thirty brave members logged on to Lighter’s Footprint’s first all-Zoom meeting. Thanks so much to the participants, who are now familiarised with Zoom’s basic functions. We are looking forward to our next Zoom with Environment...
Living In The Clean Economy – Town Hall Forum wrap up

Living In The Clean Economy – Town Hall Forum wrap up

Nov 7, 2019 | Clean Energy, Climate Damage, Speaker Slides & Presentations, Taking Action

Thanks so much for your support and attendance at our forum: “Living In The Clean Economy” SLIDESETS Here is a link to the presenter’s slides as a downloadable pptx’s, and also the Conference slides. This is easy to use. SLIDE JPGS Here are...
Reasons to be Cheerful – Clean Energy trends for 2018 with Simon Holmes à Court

Reasons to be Cheerful – Clean Energy trends for 2018 with Simon Holmes à Court

Mar 1, 2018 | Clean Energy, Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations

Come and hear our speaker to start a big year. Simon Holmes à Court “Reasons to be Cheerful” Many of us are frustrated by the toxic political and media environment surrounding renewable energy and climate change. While this frustration is justified, there...
The Baseload Myth and National Energy Guarantee – November 2017 Meeting

The Baseload Myth and National Energy Guarantee – November 2017 Meeting

Dec 7, 2017 | Speaker Slides & Presentations

Mick Nolan and Ric Brazzale gave excellent presentations at our last Lighter Footprints meeting on 29 November: here’s some links! Exploding the Baseload Myth by Mick Nolan & National Energy Guarantee by Ric Brazzale   You can also view the full video...
The Big Coal Hoax – Forum wrap-up

The Big Coal Hoax – Forum wrap-up

Jun 15, 2017 | Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations

Our (sold out) forum was packed out with 600 people who came to hear Alan Kohler and watch the the film Guarding the Galilee. What a terrific night! Video is available here. If you would like a copy of Alan Kohler’s address, please email ci@the.inter.net.au....
Victoria’s approach to climate action – Lily D’Ambrosio

Victoria’s approach to climate action – Lily D’Ambrosio

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...

Box Hill Town Hall Forum – wrap-up

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...

Moving to clean energy options for reliable power

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...
Public Forum: Sustainable suburbia

Public Forum: Sustainable suburbia

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...
Public Forum 2010: Rewrite the Future, Climate Conversations

Public Forum 2010: Rewrite the Future, Climate Conversations

Mar 20, 2010 | Lighter Footprints Forum, Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations, Taking Action

Lighter Footprints Forum  Rewrite the Future: Climate Communities 2010 18 February 2010, Hawthorn Town Hall, Burwood Road, Hawthorn. Has the political debate left you unsure about climate change? About your role in responding to it? Do we have the solutions needed?...

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Community Climate Action
Everyone is welcome to join us in taking climate action for a safe and livable future.

Many members of our community come from the council areas of Whitehorse and Boroondara and the state electorates of:

  • Kew which includes Kew, Kew East, Deepdene, Balwyn, Balwyn North and Canterbury.
  • Box Hill which includes Balwyn, Canterbury, Surrey Hills, Box Hill North, Box Hill, Blackburn North, Mont Albert North, Nunawading and Forest Hill.
  • Ashwood which includes , Glen Iris, Ashburton, Ashwood, Mount Waverley, Chadstone, and parts of Burwood.
  • Hawthorn which includes Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Camberwell, Canterbury and Glen Iris.

Lighter Footprints acknowledges the leadership and custodianship of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations. We support climate action within the principles of climate justice, acknowledging that those who have contributed the least are the most impacted, particularly First Nations peoples and disadvantaged communities.

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