🌱 Spent my weekend at the Environment Victoria Winter Summit — what a powerful and stimulating experience!

I had the privilege of spending time with passionate changemakers, community organisers, and everyday people doing extraordinary work to protect Country, push for climate justice, and build a better future for all.

I was so present and engaged in the conversations, workshops, and shared moments that I didn’t take a single photo — and I wouldn’t change a thing. Sometimes the most meaningful memories aren’t captured on camera but carried in the heart.

Feeling inspired, connected, and more hopeful than I’ve felt in a long time. 💚

#ClimateJustice #EnvironmentVictoria #CommunityPower #NoPhotosAllHeart

🌱 My environmental weekend continues! 🌏💚
This morning I was thrilled to find out that I've been offered a spot in Environment Victoria’s Winter Summit!

I'll be joining passionate change-makers from across the state to learn, connect, and take action for a more sustainable future.

The two-day residential training is designed for individuals passionate about addressing climate change and eager to build power within their communities. It's an incredible opportunity to connect with like-minded people, develop new skills, and plan impactful actions for the year ahead.

Huge thanks to Environment Victoria for this amazing opportunity! 🙌

#EnvironmentVictoria #WinterSummit2025 #ClimateAction #Sustainability #CommunityPower

Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of the #MurrayDarlingBasin Plan #MDBP

It was supposed to do a lot do things to return water to the #river so it could survive, but it hasn't. Years of mismanagement by states is causing the river to die.

Check out #EnvironmentVictoria video on the #Murray and why it is so important that the #BasinPlan delivers water to keep this iconic #ecosystem alive.

https://youtu.be/pVu2vL4nTNw

Gooood morning folks playing along at home with the Victorian Election.

I've put together this handy #policy tracker on the major parties #ClimateChange and #CleanEnergy commitments with commentary on how it stacks up against #EnvironmentVictoria policy asks.

Hope you find it useful when you vote!

https://environmentvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Policy-tracker-final-web.pdf

I've spent the better part of my Sunday diving into the history of #environmental and #climate policy in #Victoria, how these issues have been governed in various portfolios from the 1970s, and the 'machinery of government arrangements' (how governments built their departments to deliver their policy agenda). You can thank me after 26 November.

In the meantime, here's a photo of a candidate's forum in #LatrobeValley from last week, organised by #EnvironmentVictoria

Our #CommunityOrganisers and local #environment groups invited energy single lower and upper house candidate for the seat of #Morwell to talk about their environment and climate policies. As you can see three cam along (none from #Labor #Liberals #Nationals or #Independent) A couple of candidates bailed at the last minute, and many didn't respond at all.

Most of the packed audience (just shy of 100) included in their questions some variation of 'we feel ignored and that our concerns about Latrobe Valley's future, including for its environment and energy transition aren't taken seriously'. I'll let the photo speak for itself.

I'm thinking about this in the context of environmental and climate governance, and machinery of government arrangements. Obviously elections and governance are very different things, but it's interesting to see who cares about what early on in their potential political career.