Labor Environment Action Network - LEAN - Kiama & North Shoalhaven

18/07/2023

This is very good news, our Government working together and alongside others getting excellent results and policies such as this.
Rick Gainford, Co-Chair LEAN Kiama & North Shoalhaven.

A LEAN WIN! Thank you Chris Bowen!

It was reported today that Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy will announce that 'Government will work with industry, the climate movement, experts, unions and the community to develop sectoral decarbonisation plans.'

In other words, there will be a requirement for individual sectors to develop strategies for emissions reduction, that will help Australia reach our emissions targets.

This includes a strategy for the land sector. Step one in LEAN's call to action.

Congratulations to all the LEAN campaigners on this huge step forward and to all 295 Labor branches who passed our motion.

Thanks to the Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and each of the ministers who will oversee the development of plans in each sector.

Chris Bowen has said that:
“The level and quality of dialogue and collaboration with industries, experts and citizens will set these plans apart from anything that’s been done before,”

The rest of the article is in the comments section of this post.

Tanya Plibersek Murray Watt - Senator for QueenslandChris Bowen MPJenny McAllisterAnthony Albanese Ed Husic MP Catherine King

10/06/2023

Thank you Tanya Plibersek and all the State Environment Ministers. A big step for our future. Rick Gainford CoChair LEAN Kiama Shoalhaven.

05/06/2023

Happy World Environment Day!
Celebrated with a wonderful announcement by the Labor Federal Government. With the wonderful Minister Tanya Plibersek.
Rick Gainford , CoChair @ LEAN Kiama North Shoalhaven.

A major win for the oceans on World Environment Day!

🐟 An extra 385,000 square kilometres of Australia’s oceans under high protection.

🌊93% of the park will be closed to fishing & mining.

🐬Marine Parks will now cover 43% of Aus oceans.

Thank you Tanya Plibersek!

04/05/2023

Fellow LEAN members in our Kiama North Shoalhaven Branch will have seen this.
We need to start to help pushing for change. Rick.

Australian native forestry is dominated by low-value products like woodchips.

Yep - we chip up our most precious forests to be shipped off at low value overseas to make products like toilet paper.

In 2023, our forests are worth more than this.

17/03/2023

LEAN members and supporters will welcome this announcement as well.
Please share now on your pages to get the message out.
Rick, Co-Chair, LEAN Kiama & North Nowra.

🌱 🍃🌿 Record investment in Landcare NSW secured to keep vital local groups active 🌿🍃🌱

Landcare do amazing work supporting our natural environment, especially here in the Kiama electorate.

I am so proud that a new Labor Government will give Landcare the support they need to keep operating and to expand in the future.

This election I am asking for your support so we can invest in our local environment and give our community the fresh start we need.

www.freshstartplan.com.au

04/03/2023

Thank you to all our local LEAN members. Joined by fellow LEAN members and Katelin McInerney - Labor for Kiama supporters.

Great to be out door knocking in Kiama Downs today.

Thanks to the mighty Illawarra Young Labor Association and LEAN NSW for joining us as we talked about local issues and our plan for a fresh start in Kiama.

www.freshstartplan.com.au

25/01/2023

This is one of the things Chris discussed at our Kiama Conversation last Friday. Yes we can!
Join our local LEAN group.
Rick Gainford, Co-Chair LEAN Kiama Shoalhaven

Can we make solar panels in Australia?

You bet we can.

Absolutely delighted to cut the ribbon at the expanded Tindo Solar factory and Centre of Excellence in Photovoltaics in Mawson Lakes South Australia. Tindo has doubled the number of jobs in their solar panel manufacturing business.

With the right policies in place, we will be a renewable energy and manufacturing powerhouse!

13/01/2023

Don't miss this Kiama Conversation between Katelin McInerney - Labor for Kiama and Chris Bowen MP on climate change and energy. Tickets here 👇 https://www.nswlabor.org.au/kiama_conversations_2023

25/11/2022

Hi LEAN folk, we have a terrific event coming up December 8 in Kiama at the Uniting Church from 5.30pm. The wonderful, warm, and funny Jonica Newby, award winning science journalist and former ABC Catalyst host, will be in discussion conversation about her book Beyond Climate Grief.
https://www.facebook.com/600375780143215/posts/tripoli-way-is-another-step-closerthe-chamber-has-been-working-with-scc-and-gare/1696304937216955/
Tickets $35 includes supper and glass of bubbles - dm us if you are unwaged/in financial hardship.

Hope to see you there

Join former ABC science journalist and Catalyst host Jonica Newby in conversation about book entertaining and timely book, Beyond Climate Grief, followed by a glass of bubbles and light supper at the Kiama Uniting Church on Manning Street.
Tickets are $35 - this includes lucky door prize ticket and light supper.
See you there!