Oct 16, 2023 | Climate Damage, Forests, Lighter Footprints Events, Logging
Our 27th September public meeting at the Balwyn Park Centre was a standing room only event. You can view the event here. We welcomed a capacity crowd and listened intently to the three passionate forest defenders; Professor David Lindenmayer from ANU with Sue McKinnon...
May 12, 2023 | Energy Efficiency, Solutions, Taking Action
Simple steps can make your home warmer in winter, cooler in summer, lower energy costs, reduce dust, vermin, bugs and noise. Draught Proofing What are draughts? Draughts are uncontrolled outside air entering our homes through gaps and holes. They differ from...
Apr 11, 2023 | Energy Efficiency, Gas, Health
Making our homes more comfortable and better for our health Replacing gas appliances with electric and making our homes more efficient and comfortable with improve our families health Too many of our homes are too cold in winter, too damp, too hot in summer and have...
Dec 8, 2021 | Carbon, Climate Policy, Gas, No category
Victoria is due to release its Gas Substitution Roadmap by the end of the year. A number of climate focused organisations, including Lighter Footprints, have issued a Joint Statement on Victoria Getting Off Fossil Gas. The Lighter Footprints MP engagement group is...
Oct 17, 2021 | Taking Action, Volunteering
Writer Matilda Bowra, photographer Julian Meehan and IT expert Simon Grosser worked to together to create profiles of the Lighter Footprints community members. Many thanks to Matilda, Julian and Simon for putting together the Community Climate Action page which...
Sep 18, 2021 | Climate Policy, Lighter Footprints Working Groups, National campaigns, Paris commitment, Taking Action
Australia’s climate ambition has been judged the worst in the UN Australia took an empty promise of net zero in 29 years to Glasgow, with no modelling, new actions or legislation, while platforming Santos at COP26. Despite international pressure, Australia has...
Apr 17, 2021 | Climate Policy, Paris commitment
Can Biden shift Australia’s climate approach? By Carolyn Ingvarson – Founder of Lighter Footprints It goes without saying that the US is a very powerful influence on Australia. Formal relations are strong, like the ANZUS Treaty, the Free Trade Agreement, and...
Dec 3, 2020 | Thank Yous & Celebrations
Carolyn Ingvarson – winner of the ACF Peter Rawlinson Conservation Award 2020 We are delighted that our founder and Convenor of over 14 years has been awarded the ACF (Australian Conservation Foundation) ‘Peter Rawlinson Award’ 2020. Carolyn was...
Sep 18, 2020 | Boroondara Council, Climate Policy, Lighter Footprints Events, Lighter Footprints Forum
Coming event September 30th Boroondara Council Candidates Forum Boroondara Council elections are happening in October. Often we know little about our Council candidates. To help you make an informed vote we are inviting all Council candidates to attend this forum so...
Jan 23, 2020 | Boroondara Council, Climate Damage, Climate Emergency, Taking Action
Lighter Footprints has joined forces with other groups in the Kooyong Climate Change Alliance to work towards the City of Boroondara declaring a Climate Emergency. We have been petitioning the good people of Boroondara since October in shopping centres on Saturday...
