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Yarra Climate Action Now

Yarra Climate Action Now

Yarra Climate Action Now is an independent community group based in inner-city Melbourne made up of individuals who are concerned about the climate crisis.

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COMIC EMISSIONS: YCAN Comedy Gala 2011

Posted on 28 May 2011 (Permalink)
laughing_obama

Come join us for a night of funny jokes to raise funds for seriously great community climate campaigning. SATURDAY 13 AUGUST ~ Doors open 7.30pm FOR 8pm start FITZROY TOWN HALL ~ 201 Napier St, Fitzroy Featuring a line-up of some of Melbourne’s finest and most intelligent comedians: Catherine Deveny Mathew Kenneally Ben Pobjie Stella [...]

Replace ALL of Hazelwood – Yarra Council takes a stand

Posted on 24 September 2010 (Permalink)
Fitzroy town hall

In a vote this week, Yarra City Council has called on the State and Federal governments to replace all of Hazelwood coal-fired power station with renewable energy by 2014, and for proposals for a new coal plant to be scrapped.

Green vote surge in Federal Election

Posted on 22 August 2010 (Permalink)
greens fed election 2010

While we still don’t know who will be our Prime Minister, one thing is clear – the Greens have been the big winners in this election. Adam Bandt, Sarah Hanson-Young, Bob Brown and Richard Di Natale. Photo: AAP Here in the seat of Melbourne, Adam Bandt won his party’s first ever lower house seat (in [...]

YCAN wins Yarra City Council sustainability award

Posted on 10 June 2010 (Permalink)

Yarra Climate Action Now has won the Yarra City Council Sustainability Award for Community Action (environment group) 2010. We are very pleased with this award and want to thank and say well done to everyone that has taken part in YCAN actions and activities in the past – you helped! We are lucky in the [...]

Volunteers needed – Replace Hazelwood

Posted on 23 May 2010 (Permalink)

The campaign to Replace Hazelwood power station with renewable energy (and energy efficiency) is gathering strength. You may have seen the coverage in the media recently as well as Hazelwood’s owners’ outrageous attempt to sabotage energy efficiency programs. Hazelwood brown coal-fired power station near Morwell is Australia’s most polluting power station. Replacing it with renewable [...]

100% renewable energy for Australia

Posted on 3 May 2010 (Permalink)

Photo by www.drewechberg.com YCAN took part in yesterday’s launch of the 100% Renewable Energy campaign by adding our voice to thousands of others via this photo of some of our members at the iconic “Fitzroy” sign on Johnston Street. Photos were taken by community groups all over Australia. This new campaign is calling for an [...]