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‘Storytime for the Planet’ hosted by parents Barnaby Joyce’s Office
October 15, 2021
Community members from Tamworth Parents and Friends for Climate Action will host ‘Storytime for the Planet’ this Friday 15th October outside the office of the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP to coincide with the National Schools Strike for Climate. The group will read children’s stories...
Read MoreAussie Parents Innovate for School Strikes 4 Climate
October 15, 2021
After months of lockdown, parents are rising to the challenge to express their hopes for a climate-safe future in innovative ways, to support the School Strikes for Climate on Friday October 15. “From gathering for storytime with their children outside Barnaby Joyce’s office in...
Read MoreBrighter Future For Our Kids As Solar Our Schools Rolls Out Across Three States
July 30, 2021
Australian Parents for Climate Action are cheering from the rooftops with some good news for our kids - three state governments are now actively rolling out more solar and even batteries for state schools. This week the NSW and Tasmanian governments both announced the...
Read MoreAn Environment Minister should want to protect our kids
July 27, 2021
by DEANNA HAYES THIS week I helped deliver three tiny babies, born fresh and innocent into the world. I gazed at these little beings wondering what world they were being born into, what their lives will look like 15 or 30 years from now. Because I had...
Read MoreAustralian parents: Stop fossil fuels from polluting our education
July 21, 2021
The Australian curriculum must be protected from fossil fuel lobby groups seeking to rewrite facts in our children’s education, says Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA). A review of the national curriculum is currently open for public consultation and has received a submission...
Read MoreParents head to the climate strike – to fight for their kids’ future
May 21, 2021
21 May 2021 Thousands of parents and grandparents around Australia are being schooled by student Climate Strikers, at colourful local events calling for climate action. Suzie Brown, mother and National Director of Australian Parents for Climate Action said: “Australian parents are joining their...
Read MoreParents guide to transforming climate grief
May 07, 2021
This Mother’s Day parents around Australia are preparing to take their children to the Climate Strikes on May 21 to call for Federal government action on climate. But how do we communicate about climate change with our children without giving them - and ourselves...
Read MoreTassie schools to shine as solar scheme gets green light
April 23, 2021
Tasmanian parents are welcoming election commitments from both major parties to implement a $5m renewable energy program in the state’s schools, with the Liberals matching Labor. Parents who helped push for the promise are today celebrating. “This is a win for our...
Read More‘No-Brainer’: Australian parents call for Federal Budget support to Solar Our Schools
January 28, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 JANUARY 2021 AUSTRALIAN PARENTS for Climate Action has renewed calls for the Federal Government to prioritise funding for solar panels on every school and early childhood education centre in Australia, ahead of the deadline for public submissions for the next...
Read MoreOpportunity missed for a Green Recovery
October 07, 2020
MEDIA RELEASE - 7TH OCTOBER 2020 Opportunity missed for a Green Recovery Australian parents asking for a safer future for their children have been ignored in this Federal Budget, saying a key opportunity has been badly missed for a green recovery from Covid-19...
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