Posts tagged City of Newcastle
Councils lead world’s largest alliance of climate-action focused cities in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

A new committee for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) in Oceania, established to address climate change from a local level has met for the first time. The committee aims to boost collaboration between cities, local governments and community partners globally to achieve emissions reductions while adapting to a changing climate.

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Local council leaders join forces to support local government sustainability action

Five Mayors and Councillors from Australia and New Zealand have been newly elected to ICLEI Oceania’s Regional Executive Committee, an advisory group supporting local governments and sustainable development. Aaron Hawkins - Mayor, Dunedin City Council; Amanda Stone - Councillor, Yarra City Council, Victoria; Ann Ferguson - Mayor, Mount Barker District Council, South Australia; Anna Reynolds - Lord Mayor, City of Hobart, Tasmania; and Nuatali Nelmes - Lord Mayor, City of Newcastle.

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