IN an ironic twist of fate, the first attempt at hosting a climate change awareness event at Thirroul last month was postponed due to the extreme rain events that drenched the Illawarra. The rescheduled event, Camp Out for Climate this weekend, will take place at W.F. Jackson Park with Professor Tim Flannery leading a panel … Continue reading
THE Wilderness Society Illawarra (WSI) claims that Wollongong City Council’s draft budget 2017-2018, currently on public exhibition, has “ignored the financial risks of climate change”. WSI spokesman Stephen Young said the draft budget states under general assumptions that “potential eventualities [from climate change] have not been specifically included in current forecasts”. Mr Young says … Continue reading
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