Peninsula students brave wet weather for #ClimateStrike
Four students from the Peninsula were among 50 passionate locals who turned up at a wet and windy Kibble Park on Friday, March 25, to demand governments take action on…
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Lakes Beach suffers shocking erosion event
Lakes Beach has suffered what is now being viewed as the worst case of coastal erosion for the top end of the Coast.
Shadow Minister attended local Climate Roundtable
A group of local environmental activists met with Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, in Umina last week to discuss the impacts of climate change at a…
Killcare Wagstaffe Trust asks Federal Government to step up on biodiversity
Local community environment group, The Killcare Wagstaffe Trust, have sought clarification from the Federal Government over its environmental reforms, sharing their concerns about a loss of biodiversity and the impact…
Council: no staff to implement climate action plans
Council’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan went to the Council-under-administration meeting on January 25 where it was expected to be endorsed by the Administrator Rik Hart. But the Council says…
Buckley’s chance of protecting coal
Forum – As part of agreeing to Climate Change legislation, some of our politicians have demanded “protection for the mining industry”. Australia mines many things such as iron, aluminium, lead,…
PMs climate change plan or spin?
Forum – Scott Morrison is heading off to COP26 in Glasgow with his carry-on stuffed with copies of his 129 page ‘Plan’ for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Inspired by…
Conroy represents region at climate meeting
Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, is in Glasgow this week representing Labor and the Central Coast/Hunter region at the climate change conference, COP26. “Decisions made at this conference will…
More credence to scientific records
Forum – Godfrey Franz’s claims re climate change predictions of disasters past, present and future appear rather exaggerated and baseless (CCN312). I cannot recall any of the extreme predictions he…
![[Report] A bushfire which started on August 15 has destroyed nine hectares of bushland in the Bouddi National Park. A total fire ban had been declared for the Central Coast on the day.](https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bushfire-pretty-beach-260x146.jpg)
Ten years to halve emissions
Forum – Already we dread hot summers, we dread bushfire season, we have increased flash flooding events, and we see the effects of storms and rising oceans on many nations…
Greens want Council and State to face climate crisis
The Central Coast Greens have called for greater planning to adapt to climate change by Central Coast Council and the State Government following the recent release of a climate audit…
Climate a big issue for Robertson electors
Climate change policy will be one of the biggest issues influencing Peninsula voters at the next Federal Election. A new national poll shows two thirds of Central Coast residents see…
EPA has duty to act on climate
With so much land on the Peninsula classified as bushfire-prone the community may be relieved to learn the outcome of a recent court challenge which makes the NSW Environmental Protection…
Acting together to cool the planet
Two Peninsula locals and climate activists, Richard Weller and Jo Muller, have responded to the dire warning given recently by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) by launching a…
Judgement requires government to assess future climate risk in mining approvals
The Central Coast’s Climate Future group has welcomed a Federal Court judgement made on July 8, which found the Australian Government must assess the risk to future generations of emissions…
Trinity Dawson is achieving many things well beyond her years
Trinity Dawson may only be 14, but that is not stopping her from achieving things well beyond her years. The Entrance local is not only making a name for herself…
Students strike for urgent action on climate change
Rain didn’t deter scores of school students from their rally on Friday, May 21, to make a stand against Federal Government funding for what they claim to be dangerous gas…
Freedom of Speech must be preserved at all costs
Forum – Since moving from Sydney to the Central Coast I regularly read contributions to the Chronicle from local residents. I recently noted that in differing views submitted by Garry…
The era of denial is over
Forum – Garry Clifford responded to my earlier letter with further evidence which he claims supports his assertions that global sea level is not rising, and carbon dioxide is not…
Climate change statements challenged
Forum – I refer to the letter titled “Carbon dioxide does not influence climate” (Chronicle Forum p15 Feb 24) The statement that carbon dioxide does not influence climate is false…