On Saturday May 3rd, we have to decide who we think is going to be the best option for saving the planet.
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| The Gang-gang Cockatoo is a recent addition to the threatened list |
At the moment there are 2158 species of plants and animals on Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act threatened list. The list grows almost every day.
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| Our future climate according to DEECA |
Climate change is upon us. Here’s what DEECA says about how Victoria’s weather is changing: average annual temperature has increased by 1·2°C since 1910 and estimated by another 1·9°C by 2050; the number of very hot days per decade has doubled since 1986 and by 2050, the average number of heatwave days will have increased to about 40 per year, etc.
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| McGlone Rd Drouin - the sprawl continues |
Drouin’s urban sprawl continues unabated: Highfields Estate, Buln Buln Rd, 450+ allotments; Ferntree Ridge Estate, Weebar Rd & Main South Rd, many hundreds; Hamilton Heights Estate, McGlone Rd, 900+ allotments; Drouin Fields estate, Gardner & Holman Rd, 670+ allotments; etc. You may like to surf some of the links on BBSC’s Planning for our future growth-Drouin page – enjoy!
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| Environment scorecard by the Climate Council |
Anyway, after May 3rd, who is going to best support our natural environment? To help you make up your mind (or not), here’s some suggested reading:
Election Policy Scorecard: How do the Biggest Parties
Measure Up on Climate Policy? – Climate Council.
Election Scorecard: From Abysmal to Amazing – Australian Conservation Foundation.
What Happened to Labor’s Promised Environmental Reforms? – SBS News.
Labor’s Environmental Promise Sleeps with the Fishes – Financial Review.
Environment the big loser in this year's Federal Election – Independent Australia.
If you haven’t done so already, you might enjoy taking 15 minutes to explore how your political views compare to the candidates in your electorate at the ABC’s Vote Compass.
A quick Googling of terms such as ‘Labor/Coalition/Greens/One Nation/Deb Leonard environment policy’ might surprise you.
Good luck on May3rd!