After 10 incredible days of climate action, our community has demonstrated the power of collective action. In this post, we celebrate our achievements, explore the concept of the "spiral of silence," and preview our upcoming series of daily challenge themes.

We did it!

Our Challenge for Climate (April 4-13, 2025) campaign has concluded with remarkable success, raising $49,361 from 234 incredible supporters – just $639 shy of our refined $50,000 target!

This achievement wasn't just about the funds raised. It represents the collective power of our community:

• 33 dedicated challengers completed their 10-day actions, creating ripples of change across Australia
• A median donation of $50 showing that many small contributions add up to significant impact
• Countless conversations started about climate action in homes, workplaces, and communities

While our Challenge campaign has concluded, there's still time to help us cross the finish line and reach our $50,000 goal before we push toward our ambitious $100K EOFY target as we celebrate 10 years of Climate Conversations.

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved together in 2024 and share exciting ways you can make a meaningful impact this holiday season.

Thank you for your support in 2024

This year has been transformative for Climate for Change, thanks to your generosity. Together, we:

• Surpassed our EOFY campaign goal, raising over $69,000 to fund our critical programs.
• Hired three incredible team members—Mary (Program Manager), Angela (Administration and Bookkeeping Officer), and Adelaide (Fundraising Lead)—to strengthen our capacity and amplify our impact.
• Revitalised our Climate Conversations and MP Engagement Groups, empowering communities to advocate for bold climate action.

Don’t forget to put in your submission objecting to the revised environmental statement for Viva’s proposed gas terminal in Corio!

There’s a week left to do it - the deadline is by 24 October.

It doesn’t take long if you cut and paste. The simplest way is to attach a letter like the emails you’re all so good at writing!!!

Environment Victoria has an easy guide here.

Or use the Viva terminal issue briefing on the C4C website.

On this weekend 5-6 October (10am-6pm each day)!

RMIT game designers are hosting a two-day immersive game that invites players to regenerate the city during climate crisis.

“Reworlding: Cardigan Commons” is a street-wide event about building a new, sustainable community in a futuristic “solarpunk” Melbourne. Cardigan Street in Carlton will be closed for the event.

Participants will be invited to navigate a future for Naarm Melbourne in 2050 - to shape the city’s regeneration by joining factions, gathering resources, solving puzzles, and working together on creative solutions to make our future community thrive.

If you'd like to go, there's more details here:

We're amplifying Environs Kimberley callout for supporters to make submissions to try and stop fracking in the Kimberley.

Please put in a submission if you haven’t already – it only takes a minute, and share a link to this post with your networks to ask them to do the same. You can send a submission here.

Left: Mt Hardman Creek, 1km from proposed fracking. Right: US oil and gas fracking wells. Photo: Ecoflight, via Environs Kimberley.

A callout from OCEAN (Otways Climate Emergency Action Network)

Your voice can make a difference! The Beyond Gas Network has put together a crucial briefing to empower you to urge your federal Labor member to take immediate action. The Beetaloo Basin’s future is on the line, and we need your help to ensure that the Federal Minister for Environment applies the ‘water trigger’ to protect this vital area.

Today the Albanese Government announced it has issued a raft of new offshore fossil fuel exploration permits, locking in years of climate-warming emissions and harm to marine ecosystems.

The release includes 10 permits for carbon pollution dumping (known as carbon capture and storage (CCS)) and several permits for gas exploration in the Otway and Sorrell basins and in Western Australia, some of which overlap with Commonwealth marine parks.

New gas exploration flies in the face of global commitments to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. There can be no new fossil fuel projects if we are to meet emissions reduction targets and make the urgent transition to renewable energy.

Contact your MP with your objection - see the talking points below.

Environment Victoria is hosting a webinar on August 7 from 5.45-6.45pm with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek about the proposed new environment laws.

You can register for the zoom link here:

Like most of us, if you're anxious about the future and feel a strong urge to do something, you want to know this: What are the most impactful things you can do personally to help mitigate climate change The Guardian put out a call to climate scientists - all the lead authors and review editors of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2018 and received 363 responses.
	Here is a summary of what they said: 1. The most effective action individuals can take is to vote for politicians who pledge strong climate measures! 2. Fly less and reduce home heating and cooling emissions 3. Eat less red meat Other impactful suggestions were protesting, having fewer children, talking about climate as an existential threat, shifting banking and super away from fossil fuel investments and towards green ones, and avoiding products responsible for deforestation, such as beef, timber and cocoa.
Can individual action really help? The climate scientists were were clear on the limits of individual actions, saying they are a "drop in the bucket" but are important in increasing collective awareness of the problem. Deep, rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed, which are outside the control of the average individual. Only systemic changes will be sufficient.

Here at Climate for Change we can help!

Our Conversation and MP Engagement programs can help you take climate action that will make a difference! Click on the links to find out more!

1. Host a Climate Conversation to spread the word about the existential threat of climate change.

Our Conversations start with a host, who invites friends to their home. We send a trained facilitator to present information, answer questions and facilitate a discussion about climate change. 

2. Better still, train as a Conversation Facilitator

3.  Engage with your MPs

Your MP is your connection to Canberra and represents you there. It’s important for them to know what we think and what we want them to do on climate issues – and they don’t know unless we tell them! We've got templates and resources on the website and regular online events to inform and motivate you.