Families Facing Climate Change is a group based in Ashburton, Melbourne, Australia. We formed in 2006 as a group of families concerned that our governments (state and federal) weren’t doing enough to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

Our purpose is to empower the community to take action on climate change. This will be achieved largely through seeking to influence our decision makers to work towards reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. We are not aligned with any political organisation and strongly encourage all political parties to show leadership on this issue. We come from different backgrounds yet share the common goal of preserving our world for our children and subsequent generations.

Goals

1. To increase community awareness and knowledge of climate change.
2. To provide links to resources for people so that they can educate themselves on climate change.
3. To lobby local, state and federal governments on climate change.

We plan to achieve our goals through our website, various public forums and direct contact with politicians. We encourage others to raise the issue of climate change as widely as possible and welcome communication on this issue.