Bayside Climate Crisis Action Group
Our Vision is ‘A Safe Climate For All’
About
We are a non-profit community organization that works to reduce the impact of climate change and promote sustainability. We do that by creating and delivering information, facilitating action and influencing decision-makers. We call for strong leadership and decisive action to meet Australia’s commitments under the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
We are a group that operates primarily within the municipality of Bayside, but also become engaged in activities that have a wider focus. BCCAG was founded in 2006 and currently have about over 1,000 Newsletter recipients.
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The ‘Action’ in our name is there for a reason
A BCCAG delegation has been meeting with Bayside City Council every quarter since 2016… and we get results!
This quarterly meeting is for discussion with Council staff responsible for delivering environmental sustainability initiatives and seeks to:
Present the progress/status of activities, projects and programs being delivered by both organisations
Determine where opportunities exist to support each other and take advantage of synergies in our mutual pursuit of reducing the impact of climate change and the promotion of sustainability
Share knowledge, data and expertise
Provide constructive feedback from the community on Council’s performance
Recent tabled discussions have covered issues such as:
Updating Council’s Carbon Neutrality Action Plan
Community use of Red bins for soft plastics recycling,
Level crossing removal (LXRA) connectivity with existing pedestrian and cycling paths plus the possibility of incorporating a bike path from Highett to Cheltenham,
Provision of experts from BCCAG to support Council events,
Investigation of the potential for community solar projects
Our Submission to Bayside Council on their Carbon Neutrality Plan.
More recently Pathway to Climate Emergency Declaration for Bayside Council and Declaration of a Climate Emergency
BCCAG Board
President: Kylie McIntosh
Vice President: David Williams
Treasurer: Viresh Ratnayeke
Secretary: Jo Ross
Ordinary Board Members: Rob Davis, Andrew Cox, Katharine Balson, Don McIntosh, Sue Thompson, Sabrina Blom, Liz McConnell
BCCAG Committee - 2023/4
David, Katharine, Don, Rob, Jo
Andrew, Sabrina, Kylie, Viresh, Sue
Missing: Liz McConnell
