Events
A conversation with Dr Andrea Hinwood
Dr Andrea Hinwood serves as the Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Love Bayside - Electrify Everything
Love Bayside - Electrify Everything
Thursday 21st September, 7:30pm
Hampton Uniting Church
17 Service Street, Hampton
A report from council officers of the sustainability and climate team of the
Bayside City Council
and
Danielle King from Green Moves
STEPPING UP TOGETHER
The meeting will focus on the
Beetaloo, Barossa, and the Middle Arm
projects in the Northern Territory.
AGM
Thursday, 31st August 7:30 pm
Hampton Uniting Church
17 Service Street, Hampton
Please register to attend the AGM - HERE
Guests speakers for this evening
"Getting it right”
- climate predictions, impacts and IPCC reporting
- perspectives from award winning local climate scientists
Dr Pandora Hope and Dr Andrew Watkins
Dr Pandora Hope is a Climate Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology and a lead author of the sixth assessment report of the IPCC. Her research focus is on understanding the human influence on the climate. For many years she also led the weather research of the Victorian Water and Climate Initiative.
Dr Andrew Watkins is the Team Leader of Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment designed to determine the priority climate risks for Australia over the next century. In 2023 Andrew was awarded the Bill Gibbs medal by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society for his lifelong contribution to operational meteorological services; the first climatologist to win the award.
For Committee Position Descriptions click HERE
Fracked
Comedy by Brighton Theatre Company Excellent Reviews
Only a few performance left.
Do not MISS OUT
Australia's Climate Policy
Forum with Polly Hemming
Australia’s Climate Policy
Effective or Greenwashing
End of Year Event
Join us for our final Forum for 2022
Thursday November 24, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Hampton Uniting Church
17 Service Street, Hampton
For catering purposes please register HERE
Photo Event - Friends of the Earth
Brighton Beach, Foreshore Reserve
Green Point
Brighton , VIC 3186
Offshore Gas
Register our webinar to discover the devastating impact of offshore gas HERE
CLIMATE and OUR FUTURE
Candidates Forum - State Election
Registration to this free event is essential - HERE.
Brighton and Sandringham Electorates
Waste Management at Bayside
Going, going, gone - getting rid of food waste!
Hampton Uniting Church
Halting logging in the pristine wilderness of Little Dargo.
Halting logging in the pristine
wilderness of Little Dargo
Due to Covid 19 issues, this is now a ZOOM meeting
To join the meeting at meeting at 7:30pm on the 30th June. click HERE at 7:30.
The Friends of the Earth campaign to protect dwindling unburnt habitat in Victoria
Cam Walker is Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s campaigns coordinator. Cam has been active on environment and climate justice issues for more than 30 years. He has lectured in environmental politics and change theory at RMIT and was a key strategist behind the successful campaign to ban fracking and unconventional gas in Victoria.
With State Elections in November, we invite all BCCAG Members to attend this Forum and discuss the future of old growth logging in Little Dargo and Victoria.
Due to Covid 19 issues, this is now a ZOOM meeting
To join the meeting at meeting at 7:30pm on the 30th June. click HERE at 7:30.
You will need to provide your own Tea and Coffee at home
or maybe a liqueur and ice cream
MAY Event
For catering purposes we will need you to register.
Regenerating Australia - Thursday May 26, 7.30pm - 9.00pm - Hampton Uniting Church - 17 Service St, Hampton
Regenerating Australia by Damon Gameau
What would Australia look like in 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people? Regenerating Australia is the latest film from Damon Gameau, the award-winning director of 2040 and That Sugar Film
After the film we will have a short discussion including what the next steps might be in achieving our vision of a safe climate for all.
We will be celebrating our first face to face meeting for this event in our new venue - Hampton Uniting Church, 17 Service St, Hampton.
The congregation have offered us a warm welcome. They will be generously providing us with finger food refreshments and BCCAG will be providing beverages after the film screening.
We thank the members of the Hampton Uniting Church for their hospitality. Your gold coin donation will be welcome to help the Church defray their costs.
For catering purposes we will need you to register. A link will be added in our May newsletter.
The latest Covid restrictions will be applied.
Regenerating Australia
Thursday May 26, 7.30pm
Hampton Uniting Church
17 Service St, Hampton VIC
There is public parking in Service Street - only a short walk to the venue.
Hampton station is a slightly longer walk - map here
VOTE GAS OUT
This event requires registration HERE
What to expect at the event
Join us and hear from experts:
Bruce Robertson, (energy finance analyst at IEEFA) who will speak of the faulty economics and impact of the ‘gas-fired recovery’ and the role of gas in the coming years.
Saul Griffith, (inventor, and author of The Big Switch) who will inspire us with the breadth of opportunities facing Australia in an abundant renewables future.
Freja Leonard, (climate activist, Lock the Gate) who will demonstrate how a community campaign can stop gas.
Q&A with our Expert Panel
The webinar moderator, Naomi Hogan from 350.org, will facilitate a Q&A session when audience members can submit questions to our panel of experts. Your questions can be submitted anytime throughout the presentations.
Be involved in the Action Session
After the speakers and the Q&A, participants can join breakout groups and devise questions to be asked of candidates at upcoming candidates forum events. This action is an important part of the event.