Coburg Town Hall, Saturday 23 November.
Environment Centre NT, Beyond Gas Network and Australian Conservation Foundation have teamed up to support a group of Territorians to bring an urgent message down south: The Territory is under threat from gas expansion like never before.
For over a decade, Territorians have led the fight against this destructive industry, but now Country, water, and our climate are at greater risk than ever.
Join us for a powerful town hall event featuring NT Traditional Owners and Territorians who will share what these dangerous gas projects mean for their communities—and how you can stand in solidarity here in Victoria. You might have read about the grave risks associated with the Middle Arm gas and petrochemical hub proposed for Darwin Harbour, which would threaten our health, the Harbour, and our climate, and enable fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Experts have estimated that the Middle Arm facilities alone could increase the NT’s emissions by 75% at a time when we need to be reducing emissions to zero.
🔥 Why it matters: Much of the NT is predicted to be unliveable before the end of the century due to climate impacts, and the Federal Government is considering a $1.9 billion gas hub in Darwin, while failing to stop fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Victorians banned fracking because we know the dangers—now it's time to support communities in the NT who are fighting to do the same.
🗓 Event details:
📅 Saturday 23 November 2024, 2.30pm
📍 Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell St, Coburg VIC
The event will begin with a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony from Wurundjeri Elder outside the Coburg Town Hall before the panel discussion begins inside the hall.
Speakers include:
- Miliwanga Wurrben, Rembarrnga Traditional owner, healer and artist
- Adam Gaston, Mangarrayi man and advocate for Country
- Mililma May, Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi community organizer
- Dr. Louise Woodward, NT paediatrician
Hosted by Kirsty Howey, Executive Director of Environment Centre NT, with stalls from local climate groups like Climate Action Merribek, Climate Action Maribyrnong and Darebin CAN.
Please note that this event is organised in collaboration with the Australian Conservation Foundation and Beyond Gas Network - a volunteer network of grassroots climate action networks that originated in the east and south east of Melbourne. By RSVPing for this event you will receive updates from the Beyond Gas Network and local climate groups about activities in your area and the campaign. You can unsubscribe to opt out at any time.
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This event will take place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We pay respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, water and skies, and their ongoing resistance to the impacts of colonisation. There can be no climate justice without First Nations justice.
Authorised by Kirsty Howey, Environment Centre NT, Darwin NT