Our region (North Qld) covers three electorates: Herbert, Dawson and Kennedy. Below is a traffic light guide to the candidates running for the House of Representatives in each of these electorates, with traffic light colours indicating their level of commitment to mitigating climate change if elected. All information below is sourced from the wonderful people at Vote Climate One, and more information about their methods is available on their website: https://voteclimateone.org.au/

Image source: Townsville City Council's Public Consultation Report

After approximately six months of engaging with Townsville City Council (alongside other community members and groups) regarding their approach to vegetation protection, residents were given the opportunity to provide feedback on TCC's Draft Public Tree Management Policy.

The opportunity to provide feedback closed on Wednesday 13 October, with 70 submissions received. Read on for more information on what we have learned since...

The Queensland Government has written a discussion paper on advancing climate change action and transitioning to a low carbon future. Submissions on that paper close this Friday 2nd September.

NQCC is writing a submission, because we know how important climate change is to our future and that it is the biggest challenge facing our global, national and local communities.