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www.live.org.au
Locals into Victorian Environment.
This comprehensive site, details large-scale events like the Human Sign (people gather to form letters and messages that are visible only from the air) and has great information about climate change terms activities and news.
www.runforasafeclimate.org
Run for a Safe Climate
25 trained runners from emergency services teams, are running from Cairns to Adelaide and finishing in Melbourne on the 29th November.
They are raising money for the Safe Climate Australia.
www.safeclimateaustralia.org
Safe Climate Australia is a non-government organisation formed by a group of concerned scientists, community and business leaders. Nobel prize-winner Al Gore, was the keynote speaker their Business Breakfast on 13 July 2009, that brought together leaders of some of the largest and most influential corporations in Australia, and formally launched the organisation.
yarraclimateactionnow.blogspot.com
Yarra Climate Action Now
An independent community based organisation with information and musings or all current campaigns in the inner Melbourne area. Y.C.A.N.
www.oxfam.org.au
Oxfam
Oxfam is part of a global organisation that is dedicated to fighting injustice and poverty for those who need help. Behind the Act tab on the site, they offer pre-written letters and petitions to send to politicians, and a monthly e-newsletter to keeps you up to date with their campaigns.
yarraneighbourhoodorchard.webs.com/aboutyuh.htm
Yarra Urban Harvest
This community network of food gardeners and harvest swappers, is agitating for food trees to be planted in the streets of Yarra Council; in Fitzroy, Richmond, Collingwood.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8257153.stm
William Kambwamba
Here is an inspirational story to read and enjoy.
www.secmol.org/pheycampus
Secmol Campus at Phey
A school in the Himalayas under construction using rammed earth and solar technology.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327271.900-better-world-global-green-heroes.html
The New Scientist
This article from the New Scientist, is a collection of good news stories from around the globe, including the 'ban the bottle' town of Bundanoon in NSW.
www.coolmelbourne.org
Cool Melbourne
This is a good site for its wide range of information and resources. There is a quick quiz, videos, a snapshot of weather details and water storage updates. The tab on Our Environment looks at the myths, facts and articles about water, soil and forests etcetera.
www.friendsofdarebincreek.org.au
Friends of the Darebin Creek
One of the many friends groups across Melbourne who volunteer their time to plant, weed, remove rubbish and are advocates for the creek.
dcmc.org.au
Darebin Creek Management Committee
At this site you can either go to the Parklands or the Coordination site. The story of the Parklands is very inspiring, once a rubbish tip and now a little bit of paradise.
www.mcmc.org.au/content/view/70/134
Friends of the Merri Creek
This is the Merri Creek Management Committee's page about their connected friends groups.
Radio
Earth Matters is a weekly environmental justice program for community radio. Produced at Radio 3CR in Melbourne Australia & distributed around the nation on the Community Radio Network.
Pod-cast at www.3cr.org.au
If you have suggestions on other sites to highlight please don't hesitate to contact me.
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