The Australia Climate Adaptation Map is a map presented by the Friends of the Earth Melbourne Act on Climate collective, seeking to streamline information on the who, what and how of climate adaptation in Australia. See: https://climateadapt.australianmap.net/

4:00pm | Mt Eliza Community Hall 100 Canadian Bay RoadMount Eliza VIC 3930 This Sunday at 4pm, the Independents for Mornington Peninsula are hosting a Community Forum focused on climate science, risk and local action. The past three years have been the hottest on record. At the same time, climate accountability is being rolled back including here on the Peninsula, where the 2022 Climate Emergency Declaration was rescinded and the Climate Management Plan abandoned. If we want

Recently, the Trump administration rescinded the US EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, effectively removing greenhouse gases as a reportable pollutant. Donald Trump arrives at a press conference on 12 February 2026 at the White House to announce the revocation of the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA, via The Guardian . In response, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) reaffirmed the science. You can read their statement here: The AMS is clear: H

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is developing a Climate Resilience Plan to help both our community and Council adapt to a changing climate and manage associated risks. These risks include: Physical risks such as extreme weather events, heatwaves, coastal erosion and bushfire Transition risks including new laws, policy shifts, technology changes and economic impacts Liability risks where Council or others may be held responsible for not acting on climate risks This Plan will gu

The young Alliance, at that stage, came together to put an advertisement in the MP News. When the Council revoked the Climate Emergency Plan in June 2025, the community came together. By revoking the Plan, the current Mornington Peninsula Shire Council prompted many organisations to unite and advocate for its reinstatement. The Plan had been developed through years of consultation and community input. Its removal was met with deep frustration and concern. From that moment, an

The moment that shaped the Peninsula Climate Alliance In May 2025, hundreds of people gathered outside a Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting. They came as artists, environmental advocates, educators, parents, Traditional Owners, volunteers, and residents - united by shared concern for the future of their community. At the time, the Peninsula Climate Alliance did not yet formally exist. What came together that evening was a group of passionate individuals and community