Victorian communities across the state are being empowered to prepare and adapt to the impacts of climate change with the development of six new community-led action plans. The Regional Adaptation Strategies provide practical ways for communities to adapt to the...

The Cool Soil Initiative is a public-private partnership with funding from Mars Petcare, Kellogg’s, Manildra Group, Allied Pinnacle, Charles Sturt University and the Food Agility CRC. The Cool Soil Initiative has been developed as a framework to enable key industry...

With the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference underway, we're excited to see the Victorian Government showcase our strong and ambitious leadership in climate change. Find out more about how the Victorian Government is taking action on climate change as our...

Chris Hardman, Chief Fire Officer, Forest Fire Management Victoria Dr Sarah Harris, Manager, Research and Development, CFA (Country Fire Authority) Associate Professor Gary Sheridan, Principal Research Fellow, Ecosystems and Forest Sciences, The University of...

The 24th Annual Wimmera Biodviversity Seminar was held over 5 Thursdays in September 2021. You can watch the recordings of the presentations based on the theme Farming and Biodiversity below. Seminar 1: Angie Haslem (La Trobe University) - Tracking the recovery of...

Jane Gilbert recently stepped into a job that had never been established before. In May, she became Miami-Dade County’s chief heat officer, the first in the U.S. — and in the world. Read more about Miami's first Chief Heat Officer at Bloomberg.com

A national plan to restore habitat on marginal farming land would fight climate change, prevent species loss and put money in farmers’ pockets, according to a team of University of Queensland-led scientists. The research has been published in the Journal of Applied...

Three Seconds is the #Film4Climate 1st Prize Short Film Winner An epic presentation of where humanity stands today and how we must all work together to make it to the fourth second.

You can download a copy of the Climate Risk Governance Guide here. This guide is an introductory resource for directors on climate change risk governance. It provides a plain-language introduction to fundamental climate change concepts, and considers this issue in the...

Despite the challenges of 2020/21 and the re-schedule and then cancellation of the official launch, the Future Surface augmented reality exhibition was displayed around Horsham for community members to enjoy. Part of the 'Art is..' festival, supported by the...

Tackling food waste is vital to reducing carbon emissions and should be at the forefront of Australia’s climate policies, advocates say. It is estimated that 7.3 million tonnes of food is wasted in Australia each year, costing the economy more than $20 billion...

‘Chief resilience officer' was a novel title a decade ago but is now a fixture across many major city and county governments in America seeking to address the impacts of climate change and related adaptation challenges. Find out more about the 100 Resilience Cities...

Climate change means more floods, fires and heatwaves. Some communities in Queensland are adapting including Logan City, south of Brisbane, which has been recognised for its urban greening efforts. They increased the city's tree canopy by 12 per cent, going from 41...

An ideal scenario in Sydney has allowed researchers to compare the efficiency of solar panels on roofs when surrounded by green plants, or sitting directly on the roof. Details of the study, led by Peter Irga from the University of Technology Sydney and funded by the...

Human-induced climate change is the most likely driver behind Australia’s earlier and longer fire seasons, according to new research by CFA and Bureau of Meteorology researchers. Visit the CFA news site to find out more about research into 44 years of fire weather...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential...

If the climate becomes drier, farmers in some parts of the Eyre Peninsula could find it harder to make a living. But they’re already adapting to an uncertain future of climate change and dwindling townships.   ABC Science Report Belinda Smith shares about Farmers...

According to Abares Insights, Issue 3 2021 the shift towards higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall has had significant effects on many farmers.  Find out more about the effects of recent and possible future changes in climate in the profitability of Australian...

The Victorian Government is preparing Adaptation Action Plans to build our climate resilience in areas either vulnerable to climate change impacts or essential to ensure Victoria is prepared. These areas or ‘systems’ are Primary Production, Built...

This newsletter provides updates to the wider community about development of the Grampians Region Climate Adaptation Strategy and other climate change news. View the newsletter online here.

The Grampians Region Climate Adaptation Strategy is being developed as part of DELWP’s 'Supporting our Regions to Adapt' program to encourage collaborative climate change adaptation action between Government and regional...

This newsletter provides updates to the wider community about development of the Grampians Region Climate Adaptation Strategy and other climate change news. View the newsletter online here.

6 September 2019 The third in the ‘A Climate Journey’ series of forums explored climate change as it relates to agriculture. Corey, Steven and spoke about the work of Farmers for Climate Action and their climate change work on...

26 July 2019 During July John Clarke from the CSIRO Climate Science Centre presented climate change projections for the Central Highlands in Ballarat and Wimmera Southern Mallee in Horsham. This work was funded by DELWP and is available as downloadable pdfs via the...

15th May 2019 Rob Smalley from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology presented climate change data from the 2018 State of the Climate report to audiences in Ballarat and Horsham in May. You can watch that presentation online here....