Costs of Climate Change

A free seminar to consider the costs of coming climate changes, especially flooding and sea level rise in Port Phillip. These pose huge financial and other challenges for Local Government Authorities and highlight the need for a National Climate Adaptation Fund.

Big Tech, Big Power, Big Questions

New data centre developments are becoming a major issue in Australia and locally in Fisherman’s Bend. Careful community consideration is needed to ensure that we are not “sleepwalking into an AI crisis”, as suggested by Senator Hanson-Young and others.

Biodiversity in Port Phillip

An information sharing event for people to learn what biodiversity is, why it is important, and how you can get involved in improving it in Port Phillip.

What do we make of Labor’s current nature and climate policies

Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute will join us to discuss Labor’s current nature and climate policies. Mark is widely published on climate and energy issues, specialising in the gas industry and the impacts of climate change, particularly the effects of heat and heatwave. Prior to joining The Australia Institute he was a director at Beyond Zero Emissions.