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VIDEO: A global heat dialogue with HeatWatch India
Join us for an hour long webinar unpacking heat justice across India and Australia and what we can learn from each other. Hosted by Sweltering Cities and HeatWatch, with support from Australian Progress. Rising temperatures and the public health crisis of heatwaves are being felt across every continent. In response, collaboration between community organisations, researchers,…
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Reframing the Heat: First Nations Voices Lead a New Story on Climate
Last month Sweltering Cities convened a one-day First Nations Heat and Storytelling Workshop. The gathering in Sydney brought together First Nations communicators, creatives, organisers and health advocates. It was an unhurried space for conversation, storytelling and reflection, a space designed not to extract or perform, but to listen. Too often, First Nations voices are invited…
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ACTION AT ORIGIN AGM: Energy debt going up as profits climb
Origin AGM action, Sydney, 15 October 2025 Sweltering Cities is part of the Stop the Bill Shock campaign alongside our partners the Antipoverty Centre and Parents for Climate. The Stop the Bill Shock coalition was outside the Origin AGM in Sydney on Oct 15 to call for the company to: Origin Energy has reported more…
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Event recap: Sydney Gender and Heat Community Symposium
On September 26 more than 20 organisations, government agencies, the health sector, and universities, joined dozens of community members in Parramatta for our second Gender and Heat Symposium. The event followed the success of our 2024 Melbourne Symposium that explored how gender and heat intersect. Looking at how heat compounds impacts on women, girls and…
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Sweltering Cities welcomes Climate Change Authority adaptation report, urges urgent action on fossil fuels
MEDIA RELEASEThursday 19 June 2025 Today’s Home Safe report from the Climate Change Authority is a timely and sobering reminder of the urgent need to prepare our communities for the worsening impacts of climate change. Sweltering Cities welcomes the report’s recognition that investment in climate adaptation and resilience pays dividends – not just financially, but…
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Heat and Accessibility in Coburg: Cool Walk Recap
On April 12th, we met in Coburg to for our sixth Community Cool Walk. It was a great success, thanks to the 13 enthusiastic community members who joined us and shared their thoughtful ideas and observations about heat and accessibility in the area. Together, we visited different places around Coburg to see how heat affects…
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Hot policies for the WA State Election
With the WA state election right around the corner, now is the perfect time to talk about how hot it’s been, how heat impacts us and our communities, and especially whether the people asking for your vote have a plan to keep WA communities safe. Here are some of the hottest policy issues in WA,…
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We’re Hiring: Director of Campaigns
Role: Director of Campaigns Location: Sydney preferred, but open to other locations for the right candidateContract: Full-time (negotiable)Salary: $92,000 (not including superannuation) Join us to grow a movement for liveable, equitable and sustainable communities Sweltering Cities is looking for a Director of Campaigns to take our community-led advocacy to the next level. This is a…
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Sweltering Cities and Perth’s hot suburbs, homes and workplaces
Sweltering Cities now has an on-the-ground staff member in WA who will be working directly with community members impacted by extreme heat, supporting local organisations at the forefront of pushing for safer homes and cooler suburbs, and sharing real heatwave stories. If you’re in WA and want to make sure you get out relevant emails…
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Extreme Heat and Gender event: 60 Victorian organisations come together to tackle gendered heat risks ahead of hot Melbourne summer
Last week, on December 2nd, over 60 Victorian organisations and leaders came together for an Extreme Heat and Gender Symposium hosted by the Greater Melbourne Heat Alliance, and supported by Sweltering Cities. The purpose of the event was to understand how gender impacts how safe you are in a heatwave, how rising temperatures intersect with…
