Climate Emergency Action Plan

In 2021 Mitchell Shire Council acknowledged we are facing a climate emergency. The effects of climate change will likely see our region experiencing more extreme weather events including heatwaves, flash flooding, storms, drought, and bushfires.

In response, Mitchell Shire Council is developing a Climate Emergency Action Plan and we need your help to develop a plan that works for Mitchell. The plan will include actions that Council will take to respond to the climate emergency, actions that the community can take to build resilience to climate impacts and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as how Council can support the community to do so

Climate change is already impacting our natural and built environments, our health, and the local economy, and requires an immediate and urgent response.

We know our community is passionate about climate action having identified it as one of the six key themes of our 2050 Community Vision.

It's important we all work together – Council, the community, schools, businesses, and industry – to take action to address the impacts of climate change and work towards a safer and more sustainable future. We know that a business-as-usual approach cannot continue, we need transformational change and we need it now.

While Council has been making great progress in our sustainability and emissions reduction efforts, it is time to step these up, both internally and in how we support the community.

Climate change impacts everyone. We’d like to hear from you about the local impacts of climate change you are most concerned about and the potential solutions we can undertake together. The survey below is your opportunity to tell Council what actions you think we should be prioritising.

By working together to respond to the climate emergency we can build a safe, prosperous, and sustainable Mitchell for all.

Survey

Complete the short online survey

Survey length: 2-3 minutes

Prefer a hard copy?

• Download and print a copy of the survey and mail it to Mitchell Shire Council, Reply Paid 70358, 113 High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 (no stamp required)
• Pick up a copy at one of our Customer and Library Service Centres
• Call 5734 6200 to request a hard copy

Survey closes 9am, Tuesday 14 March 2023.

Workshops

Come along to one of our Community Workshops:

• Sunday 5 March, 10.30am to 12.30pm, Seymour VRI Hall, corner Railway Place and Dowling Ave, Seymour. Register here.
• Tuesday 7 March, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Wallan Multipurpose Centre, 42 Bentinck Street, Wallan. Register here.