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Pressure on Bill Shorten over Adani with Sit-Down protest scheduled

March for our future #stopAdani 8/12/2018

With Adani announcing they are proceeding with building the Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin in Queensland last week, snap protests were called in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and Cairns for Saturday 8th December that attracted thousands. In Melbourne the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston street was occupied in a sit-down protest for over half an hour.

Stop Adani and climate action groups have called for a sit-down protest at Bill Shorten’s office in Hall street, Moonee Ponds on Wednesday 12 December at 8 AM – 11 AM (Facebook Event)
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Congratulations to Lizzie Blandthorn and Tim Read being elected to #springst

Lizzie Blandthorn MP for Pascoe Vale (ALP)

Tim Read MP for Brunswick (The Greens)

The Victorian state election is over and two of Moreland’s state MP’s signed the climate emergency declaration during the campaign: Labor’s Lizzie Blandthorn in Pascoe Vale, and the Greens Tim Read in Brunswick.

The first important step for our elected representatives is to acknowledge the problem, that we have a climate crisis, a climate emergency, that requires a level of emergency climate planning and action.

We are glad and congratulate that two of our three Legislative Assembly representatives have acknowledged the problem and in the coming four years expect they will act in their respective parties and in parliament to ramp up climate action consistent with climate science and climate targets. The citizens of Moreland expect nothing less.
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December 5, 2018 at 4:08 pm John Englart Leave a comment

Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio signs climate emergency declaration

Lily D’Ambrosio MP for Mill Park, Minister for Energy

The Victorian Minister for Energy signed on to the climate emergency declaration.

At the Brunswick prepoll station for the Victorian election the Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio was handing out How to Vote cards for Brunswick Labor Candidate Cindy O’Connor.

As Cindy has already signed the climate emergency declaration, I asked Ms D’Ambrosio if she would consider signing the declaration. After a short period considering the request, she accepted and signed the declaration.
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November 17, 2018 at 6:35 pm John Englart 3 comments

Deciphering climate policy for Northern Metro Legislative Council Parties in #vicvotes

Northern Metro Region VoteClimate Scorecard

Climate Action Moreland is campaigning on climate related election issues in the Moreland based seats of Brunswick, Pascoe Vale and Broadmeadows and also in the Northern Metro Region (Legislative Council). The State election is on Saturday 24 November 2018.

We have done a policy review of all party groups standing for the Northern Metro Region (Legislative Council).

Also read our detailed posts on the 3 lower house electorates:

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November 12, 2018 at 10:34 am John Englart 2 comments

Broadmeadows #vicvotes candidates sign on to #climateemergency

The 2018 State election date is November 24, and candidate nominations closed on 9 November. We are asking all candidates to sign the Climate Emergency Declaration.

Sheridan Tate, the Greens candidate, and Jerome Small, the Victorian Socialist candidate have both signed:

: Stephen Jolly and Jerome Small (Victorian Socialists)

: Sheridan Tate – The Greens

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November 12, 2018 at 10:16 am John Englart 3 comments

Pascoe Vale #vicvotes candidates sign on to #climateemergency

The 2018 State election date is November 24, and candidate nominations closed on 9 November. We are asking all candidates to sign the Climate Emergency Declaration.

Candidates outside Pascoe Vale Prepoll endorsed climate emergency: Fiona Patten (Reason Party) Sue Boltion (Vic Socialists) both standing for Upper House, Lizzie Blandthorn MP, Phil Jackson, John Kavanagh, Oscar Yildiz, Graeme Linsell.

Those who have now signed include: Phil Jackson (the Greens), Graeme Linsell (Animal Justice Party), Oscar Yildiz (Independent), John Kavanagh (Independent), Gerry Beaton (Victorian Socialists), and sitting Labor MP Lizzie Blandthorn. Note: candidate photos below are displayed in a random generated order. Click on a photo for an enlarged image.

: Gerry Beaton (Victorian Socialists)

: Lizzie Blandthorn MP for Pascoe Vale (ALP)

: Phil Jackson – The Greens

: Graeme Linsell (Animal Justice Party)

: Oscar Yildiz (Independent)

: John Kavanagh (Independent)

John Kavanagh and Oscar Yildiz are both Moreland Councillors and voted at Moreland Council meeting in September for Moreland Council to acknowledge we are in a state of climate emergency.

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November 12, 2018 at 1:17 am John Englart 3 comments

Brunswick #vicvotes candidates sign on to #climateemergency #Brunswickvotes

The 2018 State election date is November 24, and candidate nominations close on 9 November. With Jane Garrett retiring as the Labor MP for Brunswick, candidates are lining up to contest the seat. We are asking all candidates to sign the Climate Emergency Declaration.

Those who have now signed include: Tim Read (the Greens), Christopher Miles (Animal Justice Party), Cindy O’Connor (ALP), Christopher Anderson (Independent – Save the Planet), Catherine Deveny (Reason Party), George Georgiou (Independent). Note: candidate photos below are displayed in a random generated order. Click on a photo for an enlarged image.