Welcome to our website!
Families For a Safe Climate (formerly Families Facing Climate Change) is a climate action group based in Ashburton Melbourne. We are committed to taking action to achieve a safe climate for the sake of our children and subsequent generations.
"If you think something small can't make a difference, try sleeping in a tent with a mosquito" Dalai Lama
Hazel the Dinosaur campaigns to replace Hazelwood power station by the end of 2012....read more >>
What can I do to help create a Safe Climate?
- In the upcoming Federal election on 21/08/10, "Vote Climate". View the Vote Climate scorecard and learn more about the Issues. Vote Climate is an independent assessment of the climate policies of the three main parties. The assessments are based in the policies that the parties have published, and are carried out by members of local community climate groups who are not members of any of the political parties
- Join the campaign to replace Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest power station. Go to www.replacehazelwood.org.au for the latest information. Read "The Report" on this green initiative.
- Help us petition the Federal and State governments to commit to replacing Hazelwood. Print and sign a "Hazel the Dinosaur" scale petitioning the replacement of Hazelwood power station with cleaner energy and send back to us.
- Join our current campaigns - click here
- Write a letter to a politician outlining your concerns on climate change
- to your House of Representatives MP - click here for contact details
- to your local State MP - click here for contact details
- to the Prime Minister - click here - Join your local climate change group - click here for links
- Join our contact list - click here
- Get more information on climate change - click here to access our links
- Talk to your family and friends about creating a safe climate for the next generation
Walk Against Warming (15/08/10)
Families For a Safe Climate together with 1000 people across Victoria joined the 2010 Walk Against Warming to deliver a message for climate action to almost 300,000 of the most influential voters in Victoria. Hazel the Dinosaur was there too!
Hazelwood National Day of Action (17/07/10)
Familes For a Safe Climate and "Hazel the Dinosaur" joined the national campaign to call on the Victorian and Federal governments to commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012. We took Hazel to the streets of Ashburton to talk to local people about the clean energy options available. For photos and info on the day of action click here.
FFCC "seat-in" outside Liberal candidate office (25/11/09)
FFCC protested peacefully outside Liberal candidate, Kelly O'Dwyer's campaign office in Malvern with the aim of obtaining long awaited answers to their questions on climate change, read more >>.
On 24 October, thousands of people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis. FFCC ran a 350 event at their local park. For more info and pictures go to www.350.org or http://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/sets/.
FFCC members joined the rally of 300 people on the steps of Parliament House to voice their concerns against the proposal to export brown coal to India. To watch The ABC's Stateline Victoria program on the export proposal and the rally click here >>
Switch Off Hazelwood Protest (13/09/09)
FFCC protested peacefully at Hazelwood, demanding the decommissioning of the coal fired power station, along with 500 other campaigners. We are part of a growing core of ordinary people feeling increasingly worried about our climate future, read more>>. Get some facts on Hazelwood, go to www.switchoffhazelwood.org
FFCC led the march alongside Green's Senator, Bob Brown to demand tougher action on climate change. The rallies, held across the country's capitals, were attended by over 6000 supporters who called on the Government to reconsider it's flawed CPRS and to take a strong position at the forthcoming Copenhagen Climate Talks in December read more >>
Over 40 people attended the recent talk organised by FFCC and presented by Matthrew Wright from Beyond Zero Emissions. Matthew offered an enlightened insight into how Australia can use current renewable technology to become a carbon constrained economy offering thousands of green jobs.
Bob Stensholt's failure to support a gross feed in tariff solar system fails to recognise the huge contribution that the green industry can make to Victoria and to reducing our green house emissions click here >>
Climate Change YouTube with Peter Costello
According to Mr Costello "in 2050 we know we'll all be dead anyway". Children in his electorate have some positive solutions. To watch the short YouTube click here >>
Future Spark (27/3/09)
Families from FFCC pedalled hard to generate clean energy for the Earth Hour Concert
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Stepping it up on Climate Change (27/3/09)
FFCC highlighted the inadequacies of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme gaining widespread national and local media coverage read more >>
For more information on the draft CPRS click here >>
National Climate Summit (31/1/09)
Several members of FFCC travelled to Canberra to attend the inaugural National Climate Summit. There were 150 climate action groups / 500 people overall. To view our summary of the Summit read more >>
To visit the Summit website click here >>
Walk Against Warming (15/11/08)
On Saturday 15/11/08 FFCC led the march to highlight the need for urgent action on climate change, read more >>
Climate Emergency Rally and Riding for our Future (5/07/08)
FFCC joined hundreds of others in forming a human sign spelling out 'Climate Emergency' and made a banner 'Riding For Our Future' which was later presented to Penny Wong, read more >>
Climate Emergency Bill (21/09/08)
Sue Pratt from FFCC lends support in Canberra for the Climate Emergency Bill, read more >>
Walk Against Warming (2007)
Thirty members of the Families Facing Climate Change group joined the crowd of 50,000 to send out our messages about climate change during the federal election, read more >>
Higgins Electorate Climate Change Forum (12/09/07)
FFCC held a forum, Climate Change: The Way Forward on 12/09/07 at the Glen Iris Rd Uniting Church hall, with guest speaker Dr Graeme Pearman, read more >>
We meet federal minister Peter Costello (15/06/07)
Following the successful Footprints in the Park event held in May, members of FFCC took the colourful canvas to Peter Costello at his office on 15/06/07, read more >>
