Agents of Climate Change, Sophia! A Youth Perspective

The committee invited 13-year-old Millennium Kid Sophia to share her perspective on Climate Change. Her use of personal experiences to explain her perspectives left us in no doubt that young people are aware of issues and solutions.  

Sophia focused on waste, recycling, and car emissions as she contrasted her bottle recycling experience using the cumbersome system in her LGA compared with examples that she has experienced in Germany and the UK… read more

Rachel’s lode star – nature’s wonderment, love, inspirational business!

The lodestar of Rachel’s hopes and dreams is her belief in the world-changing power of empathy and good relationships- in family, community, with nature and in the business world. 

She holds this as a guide to what she does in her daily life, in her business, Replenish, and in her community voluntary and climate action work   read more

Dirty Dozen Polluters – Be fair, do your share

The Perth Hills Climate Change Interest Group, along with grass roots groups across Australia, have partnered with Solutions for Climate Australia, to advocate for the big fossil fuel polluters, the Dirty Dozen, to do their fair share… read more

North West Shelf Gas Extension – Perth Hills Climate Change Interest Group Submission

The Federal Minister for Environment, Tanya Plibersek invited the community to make public comments on whether she should reconsider the environmental impacts of the North West Shelf Extension to include the climate impacts of the project’s greenhouse gas emissions.  The submission ‘Perth Hills/Northern Jarrah Forest call to reassess the environmental impacts of the North West Shelf Extension’ is PHCCIG’s response to that request.

Helen - PHCCIG chair

From the Committee

So much has happened since the last newsletter!  For example, the release of our new Strategic Plan, the Dirty Dozen Campaign, a North West Gas Extension submission, Local Government advocacy, Youth voices – Agents of Changeread more

What’s on December 2022

North West Shelf gas project extension – CCWA meeting for appellants, and submissions are called for the draft Forest Management Plan.. read more