Community focus in on Colac Otway shire for an emergency declaration

As featured in the Colac Heard  7 Oct 19....
"YOUNG LEADERS: Colac Otway Shire schoolchildren joined residents calling for action at a climate and biodiversity emergency meeting in Colac yesterday. Rhani Adams, Piyali Beale, Teararatai Horo and Rose Gitting stood up at the meeting and urged community leaders to acknowledge a state of climate emergency. Read more about the meeting and a petition to Colac Otway Shire Council in Wednesday's Colac Herald. "

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Adrian Whitehead from CACE was a key speaker at a community event held in Colac on Sunday  the 6th of October. The events was organised by local community members and was attended by more than 50 residents.  

The event featured two great speeches from local school children Rhani Adams and Rose Gitting how expressed their concern for their futures and the lack of effort by adults to save them.

Cr Steven Hart spoke about what Colac Otway  Shire had done and was not doing in this space and the meeting was attended by Cr Brain Crook. 

The event launched local petition for Colac Otway Shire to acknowledge that we are in a climate emergency and commit to stronger action. The petition is available in hard cop locally and closes on January the 28th.

People wishing to get involved in this campaign can contact Marina via her email at ​lewisandlongmore@netspace.net.au

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