Climate change action at Woy Woy

The Woy Woy Environment Centre is currently one of two venues on the Central Coast which will be supporting the International Day of Action on Climate Change on December 3.

The Community Environment Network and the Central Coast branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation will be holding joint actions outside Big W at Erina Fair and also at the Woy Woy Environment Centre, Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, from 9am to 3pm on December 3.

Gosford Council has also resolved to support the event by writing to the Prime Minister and other senior Federal Government members urging them to ensure that Australia signs the Kyoto Protocol and commits to significant reductions in greenhouse gasses and a clean energy future.

The resolution to support this first national day of action on climate change was carried unanimously at the November 1 meeting of council.

Council is informing residents of how to take part in the International Day of Action.

As well as providing information on climate change and other environmental issues, the Erina and Woy Woy joint actions will be asking community members to sign a Kyoto Protocol banner that the Nature Conservation Council, the umbrella group for all environmental groups within the state, will later present, along with other signatures, to the Federal Government in Canberra.

For further information regarding the Erina Fair or Woy Woy joint actions contact 4323 1843.

Central Coast residents wishing to organise further local events can contact Melinda Cook from the Nature Conservation Council of NSW on 9279 2522 or email mcook@nccnsw.org.au.

Press release, November 24 Marion Newell, Gosford Council