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Sweltering Cities works directly with communities in our hottest suburbs to campaign and advocate for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities.

Rising temperatures are a health emergency

We need a whole of government response including how we plan our cities, transport, energy and health care.

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Sweltering Cities joins 100 organisations calling for 7 Star homes
Key things we learned about cities and heat from the State of the Environment report
Sweltering Cities is expanding our Board of Directors
Send us your #BustedBusStop photos!
Cool Intentions: A trivia fundraiser to turn down the heat
Locals ask the hard questions of candidates in Lindsay
2022 Summer Survey Results Released
Turfing out fake grass: Resources on the impacts of synthetic turf on human health and the environment
Public housing high-rise residents suffering in the heat with inadequate infrastructure
February 2022 Melbourne Online Community Meeting
Make a submission to the NSW Design and Place State Enviro Planning Policy review
New HEATWATCH report for Western Sydney
Open letter: NSW needs to be more ambitious to reduce extreme heat
Heatwaves aren’t a day at the beach: heat related illness and resources
Community joins conversation on the health impacts of rising temperatures
Residents gather in Campbelltown to discuss rising temperatures in SW Sydney