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25.01.2022 Theres still time to RSVP to our first Skill Up session tonight, starting at 6:30pm! If youre looking to make a bigger difference in your community, want to join the local climate movement but dont know where to start, or are using the lockdown to learn as many things as possible, this event is for you!

25.01.2022 Session 2 of the Skill Up Sessions is this Wednesday! Well be learning about all things media, from traditional platforms to digital and social media and messaging! RSVP today!

24.01.2022 Did you catch the first episode of Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge last night? What stood out to you the most? Were you surprised by anything? If you are interested in a more in depth discussion about this series, Yarra Council are holding a series of meetings each Friday to talk through the episodes and to discuss the different ideas and challenges that are brought up. Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/d/onl/yarra-craig-reucassel/

24.01.2022 If you missed the Gas Fallacy webinar on Tuesday, you can catch up with the recording here!

23.01.2022 PECAN and our member groups congratulate the newly elected councilors across the City of Port Phillip. We look forward to working with our new council representatives. For the next four years, we'll work to ensure the council takes strong action to tackle the climate emergency and protects and enhances the environment across Port Phillip.

21.01.2022 Take the guess work out of going solar. Yarra Energy Foundation is giving insights into helping make rooftop solar affordable and simple for home owners. Online information session is 16 September and free to join. #sustainableportphillip #yarraenergyfoundation

20.01.2022 What a wonderful future we could have post COVID having safe bikeways to work. #biketransport #sustainableportphillip

17.01.2022 Session 3 of the Skill Ups is tonight, starting at 6:30pm! This will be less skills based and more of a discussion about what weve learnt and a brainstorm of new ideas and tactics we can begin to implement as a group. There are some ideas brewing within PECAN that need people power to get off the ground, so if you want to get involved, definitely come along tonight! We probably wont take the full two hours and you dont need to have some to the previous two sessions to come along. Everyone is welcome!

17.01.2022 Oh just how powerful we are. When we work together, share ideas and support each other, you would be surprised at just how much we can achieve! If youre thinking about stepping up and working to make positive change within your community, then you have to join our Skill Up Sessions! Lets learn together, discuss new strategies and plan ahead! Register for Session 1 today: www.pecan.org.au/skillup/

16.01.2022 You probably know the EcoCentre, but how much do you know about what it does? This Friday, join PECAN as we hear from Executive Officer April Seymore, who will give us a complete run down of all of the activities and projects in the works and answer your questions about the incredible organisation. See you Friday 26 at 1pm on Zoom!

15.01.2022 Are you ready to step up and kickstart your involvement in the local climate movement? PECAN, in collaboration with Progressive Port Phillip, is hosting a series of skills based training sessions that will take you through the key strategies and tactics crucial to building a community movement and equip you with the tools to start having a positive impact in Port Phillip. Hosted by experts and local volunteers, these free online sessions will cover everything from planning a...nd implementing good strategies, goal setting, movement building and crucial skills in all things media and digital outreach. By the end, youll be better equipped to start taking on the issues that matter most to you and join a diverse, community centric network of groups and individuals, all working together to take on the climate emergency. Find out more: www.pecan.org.au/skillup/ Register: https://www.progressiveportphillip.org/events

15.01.2022 Community owned solar gardens! Would you like to see something like this happen in Port Phillip?

15.01.2022 Has #FightforPlanetA got you inspired to do more for the environment? Sustainability experts from the Port Phillip Council will be online tonight during the final episode to answer all your questions. The steps we can take in our own home and everyday life make a big difference! Lets learn more and take on climate change together!

15.01.2022 Join Session 1 of out Volunteer Skill Up Sessions on August 5 to learn all about building an effective, sustainable movement! Guest facilitator Cat Nadel from YOUNG Campaigns will be showing us why people power is crucial in community campaigns and explaining how to set goals and develop long term strategies. These are free online sessions and open to everyone ready to become more active in the local climate movement! Register today!

15.01.2022 This is your chance to ask the expert! What does a low carbon future in Australia look like? How do we get there? RSVP for the link to this free webinar!

14.01.2022 Weve pulled together a whole bunch of articles, research and readings on the impacts of gas on our climate, health and economy to help inform us before the webinar. You can take a look on our website: http://pecan.org.au/readings/ Found something good to read? Let us know in the comments!

13.01.2022 At the Gas Fallacy webinar last night, hundreds of us came together from all across the country to call upon the Federal Government to support a national renewable led recovery. We learned from the expert panel, were inspired by our guest activists and we got in touch with our local MPs and key ministers to demand action. Stay tuned for recordings, more resources and information on next steps.... This is just the beginning.

12.01.2022 The government is investing billions into an industry with no future. "It is like announcing you are going to invest in the horse and cart just after Henry Ford has started producing cars"

11.01.2022 Dont forget that the second Climate Emergency Community Forum has been postponed until Wednesday 27th May, to allow for more time to plan the content and structure of the evening. Missed the first one? Catch up here! https://youtu.be/u78JSlTsKVE

08.01.2022 Want to know more about community owned renewable energy? Join Sustainable Port Phillips online information session 9 September. #sustainableportphillip

07.01.2022 Zali Steggall's putting a bill forward to work toward Net Zero by 2050. The voting on this is almost closed. If you feel strongly about government needing to take action on climate change, sign to support this bill.

07.01.2022 Join us today from 5pm for the first climate emergency community forum, where well learn all about the current state of affairs in Port Phillip and start thinking about how we go forward.

07.01.2022 How great was it to hear all about the valuable work happening at the EcoCentre from EO April Seymore last week? If you missed the session you can catch up below! Stay up to date with the EcoCentre at their Facebook page and head to their website: https://ecocentre.com/ to sign up, volunteer and learn more!

07.01.2022 "Investing in gas makes absolutely no sense when renewable energy and storage solutions are expanding at such a rapid pace. It will only result in stranded assets. " Register for the community webinar on gas to learn how we can advocate for a renewable led recovery: https://bit.ly/3lEWM41

07.01.2022 The Skill Up Sessions start this Wednesday! Theyre online and completely free, so why not make the most of the extra time you have at home, brush up on your community organising skills and start making a positive difference in Port Phillip!

06.01.2022 Join the Stop Adani Online Summit tomorrow! https://www.stopadani.com/2020summit If you cant join, you can stay up to date with local Stop Adani action at https://www.facebook.com/StopAdaniMacnamara/ #StopAdani

05.01.2022 Last week we had an Informative walk with some of our Community Volunteers through the Green-Line from Alma Park to Elsternwick Station. There's a big project of Greening and Reforestation with native plants and trees along the train line. Bringing back wild birds and animals, a beautiful canopy, great for hot weather and carbon sequestration. Check our website for updates and we'll keep you posted on our different channel! Also, more than welcome to come along and be part ...of our community. The more the better! Exciting times are coming! . . . #greenline #urbanforestry #urbancanopy #reforestation #natives #cityofportphillip See more

05.01.2022 "..such a project in Australia would not only solve the engineering problems of how to maintain heavy industry in a carbon-free environment, but the political deadlock that has crippled Australian climate policy." Register for the Gas Fallacy webinar to learn more about our energy future: https://facebook.com/events/s/the-gas-fallacy/4551203061618014/?ti=as

04.01.2022 Huge milestone! Australias main energy grid hit a new renewable energy percentage of 50.4%, beating out coal! As discussions continue about the reliability of renewables and the supposed need for a gas recovery, its good to see the renewable industry forging ahead!

04.01.2022 "The roadmap is likely to be used to justify the redirection of taxpayer funds into fossil fuel and carbon capture and storage projects, including by raiding two leading clean energy funding bodies, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency." Register for The Gas Fallacy community webinar to learn more and advocate for a renewables led recovery: https://events.humanitix.com/the-gas-fallacy

04.01.2022 Local Port Melbourne resident Janet gives us a tour of her local (and windy!) streets to tell us just why she loves where she lives. We are remined that a vote for council climate action is a vote for the safe future of our home and our community. If you haven't voted, head to www.pecan.org.au/election/ to see which candidates are committed to ongoing council climate action and get your ballot posted! There's just over 24hrs to get it in!

04.01.2022 Lets get informed and take action. Join tonights Gas Fallacy webinar starting at 7pm, learn from leading experts and then get in touch with your MP and key ministers. We need to stand together against the governments gas led proposals. ... Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/the-gas-fallacy

04.01.2022 Are you ready to get more involved in the local climate movement but arent sure where to start? Start here! Out first Skill Up session, run by guest facilitator Cat Nadel, will cover the importance of community in campaigns like ours and go through important topics like developing a strategy, recruiting volunteers and goal setting. Its the perfect place to start taking on the climate emergency in Port Phillip! ... These online sessions are completely free and for anyone ready to upskill and take their community activism to the next level!

03.01.2022 The Gas Fallacy webinar is tomorrow at 7pm! Hear from an expert panel, participate in a Q&A and take action with Climate for Change. Lets work together for a renewables led recovery. ... Its free, so register today!

03.01.2022 Simple low cost changes have such a massive impact on our carbon emissions. Are you ready to do more? #FightForPlanetA

02.01.2022 We are calling on all Australians everywhere to join our call for action. Because we need to act and we need to act now. The local climate movement needs you. It needs your voice, your skills and your dedication to creating a clean, sustainable for future for all. Get started this Wednesday 5 August at 6:30pm at our first Skill Up session with YOUNG Campaigns Cat Nadel! Well look at the role of people power and how we can work together to build a strong, cohesive movemen...t! Register here: https://www.progressiveportphillip.org/events

02.01.2022 Areas of Port Phillip sits as low as a metre above sea level. Rising sea levels, storm surges and coastal erosion will impact our neighbourhoods and climate change will only worsen this impact. Theres no easy solution, but if we work together, were much more likely to find answers, mitigate risk and protect our homes and community. PECAN has been working with the community and Council since the declaration of the Climate Emergency since September last year, but we need your help. The local climate movement needs you, so get started tomorrow at our first Skill Up session: https://www.progressiveportphillip.org/volunteer_skill_up_s