Hi to all our hundreds of climate concerned friends in East Gippsland
Wow! Such a lot is happening in the lead-up to the State Elections in November. It would be wonderful to have even more support for our actions coming up in the next month or two. Help on the day, baking, joining the group to plan actions, photos of posters, sticker bombing and showing up to have your say ~ there is much to do if you have the time and energy to get involved. We welcome your involvement!
Check out the attached meeting notes for more detail
1. John Gwyther’s talk on The Energy Transition (see the poster below) Thursday, 27 August 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM at The Hub. Spread the attached poster around your networks
2. Engaging with State politicians on climate policy conversations- contact Jenny B
3. 1 Million Women ShePowers: Women Gather Bairnsdale Wed 26th Aug 10.30AM to noon at Bairnsdale Library. TOPIC:
How can our communities and households thrive in the renewable energy transition? Contact Nola
4. Don’t frack the outback – Rising Tide has some stickerbombing on the to-do list. Intrigued? Contact Gail.
5. Posters Photographed in Iconic Public Spaces – Photobombing campaign is underway. Make a sign of your choice, display the poster in suitable iconic places, take a meaningful photo and send all photos to Tony for uploading onto social media.
If you have an idea for a sign or poster that can be seen against an iconic, humorous or meaningful background, do the sign, find the place and send your picture to us at egcactionnow@gmail.com
6. Combating Mis/disinformation around renewables
Workshop with Wendy Farmer from “Yes to Renewables” (FOE) on Saturday 5th September from 1-4pm at Eagle Point Foreshore Hub. Posters out soon – in the meantime contact Ro for more info and early bookings.
7. Display cabinet in B’dale library – 17-30 Aug … check it out
Collaboration project with EGShire Council around communicating climate risk… three sessions around 2hrs in length over next three months.
The first session will be held on August 28th, and all are welcome. Please come and provide feedback to this initiative. If unable to attend, a video link will be available.
Community Informed Risk Translation and Adaptation Insights Workshop Bairnsdale Library (22 Service St, Bairnsdale Victoria 3875, Australia) 28th August 10am to 1230 am
Paynesville market – coming up in September/October. Contact Ro New project around dealing with climate distress amongst youth. See appendix at end of meeting notes (attached) for detailed proposal, aims and process.
THANK YOU SINCERELY Black Rainbow Printers
Massive big heartful thanks to Charlie and Jenny at BlackRainbow who regularly give us generous rates for all our printing requests. How lucky we are to have them here.
And another mention for our “out there” activists …
Spirited, generous and brave rebels are reminded of the local Rising Tide Gippsland Lakes paddle outs – twice a month – a chance to hang out with like-minded folk; extra kayaks are available, everyone is welcome. … “ordinary Australians committed to a fair transition to end coal and gas”. If that’s you, but you are not yet paddling & hanging out with us, give us a shout, and we’ll link you up with Gail and crew. Currently campaigning on “Don’t Frack the Outback” with a focus on ANZ, the only big bank which has not ruled out funding the North to East Aus Pipeline – Sticker bombing phase to begin soon. Again, keep an eye on WhatsApp for more detail
Sybils during a Rising Tide protest outside the ANZ bank in Bairnsdale. ANZ is the only major bank that is amenable to providing funding for the Beetaloo Basin gas project, described as a climate bomb for its massive greenhouse gas potential.
And we say it every time, but it’s important!
•STAY CONNECTED through our WhatsApp chat group & weekly climate coffee mornings.
•Your financial help is always greatly appreciated – including gold coin donations at meetings AND bigger amounts that make their way into our bank account BSB 633 000 Acc’t #172 615 239
•Find us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/EGClimateAction and instagram and our webblog climate-news.org
And again, thanks to everyone for the multitude of bits and pieces everyone does to ensure our group remains vibrant, connected, supported, effective and functional.
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