Petition: Matthew Guy, get serious on climate change.

In 2017, the world witnessed concerning climate change impacts, from record-breaking hurricanes and wildfire in the United States to bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef.

Closer to home we're seen parts of Victoria experienced the driest conditions on record and the state has faced a heightened bushfire risk in summer. 

It’s time for Matthew Guy and the Victorian Liberal and
National party to get serious about climate change.

Unchecked climate change exposes Victorian families and regional communities to intensifying heatwaves, bushfires, droughts, and extreme weather. These climate impacts threaten public health, infrastructure, and agricultural production.

Communities across the state are now taking action. Victorians are reining in emissions by getting energy efficient and installing solar. Others are working on projects to prepare their local communities from climate impacts that are now unavoidable.

Read the Friends of the Earth story - “Petition: Matthew Guy, get serious on climate change.”

Unseasonably hot weather has killed off wildflowers and heightened the bushfire risk

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nseasonably hot weather has killed off wildflowers and heightened the bushfire risk on Albury's hills.

Amateur ecologist and horticulturalist Paul Scannell said the "very warm" October had taken a toll on native plants on Nail Can Hill.

"I've been wandering around the bush for 25 years and I haven't seen it this dry this early in the season with so few wildflowers," he said.

"I've seen December and January get really hot and really dry and bake the bushland which is what (wildflowers are) used to and they've evolved to become successful in reintroducing themselves into that environment after the autumn rains.

"But this year is just the culmination of a whole lot of different factors, including a really dry October which has caused a real reduction."

Mr Scannell said a lack of natives resulted in fewer seeds, opening the terrain to fire-prone weeds.

Read The Border Mail story - “High temperatures on Border kill off wildflowers, boost fire danger.”