Time for Greater Dandenong Council to walk the talk - to fund action on climate change and other environmental issues to the average level of other Melbourne Councils.

Since declaring a climate and ecological emergency in early 2020, Greater Dandenong Council staffing and project budgets relating to climate change and other environmental issues lag well behind other Melbourne Councils.  

Council's own public report of 27th February, 2023 stated that staffing levels in the climate change and environment space are less than half the average Melbourne Council.  Council is only delivering a fraction, 6 out of 44, of the actions it has committed to in current plans let alone the ones like the Climate Emergency and Mobilisation Action Plan to come.

As reported recently in the media is both the most disadvantaged local government area in Melbourne but also one of the hottest.

Each year extreme weather events - heat, storms or flooding -  are increasing.  Funding both Council action and funding supporting and educating our residents to deal with climate change is not a luxury - it is a critical social justice and health issue.

When is Greater Dandenong going to start funding environmental action like they really believe we are in an emergency?

For further information about this campaign contact:   contact@greaterdandenongenvironmentgroup.org.au