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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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Australia’s Inaugural Extreme Heat Awareness Day: Let’s Recap!
On the 5th of February 2025, Sweltering Cities launched Australia’s first Extreme Heat Awareness Day in partnership with Australian Red Cross. Inspired by the international Heat Action Day (that falls during winter in the Southern Hemisphere) the Sweltering Cities team and our partners created a national day of action to mobilise communities and raise awareness…
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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…
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Does the way our suburbs are built make it easier or harder to get around on sweltering days? We mapped hot and cool spots in Footscray and Sunshine to find out
Does the way our suburbs are built make it easier or harder to get around on sweltering days? Two weeks ago, Sweltering Cities ran our first ever Cool Walk Community Meetups in Footscray and Sunshine to answer this question. Over 20 passionate community advocates from Melbourne’s West came along to meet each other and map hot spots heating…
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Keeping Our Pets Safe in Heat
Humans aren’t the only ones impacted by rising temperatures brought about by climate change. Wild animals and pets both feel the heat. As cherished members of our family it is important to know the how to protect them in heatwaves. Many pet owners shared their concerns about rising heat in this year’s Summer Survey. To…
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We’re hiring: Community Campaigner – Western Australia
Location: Perth, WAContract Type: Part-time (3-4 days per week by negotiation), 6-month fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension. Salary: $74,100 – $78,095 pro rata depending on experience (plus superannuation). If this rate does not meet your expectations but you’re interested in the role, please get in touch for a conversation with our Executive Director.…
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NT Government must act: Women transferred to Darwin Prison facing dangerous heat and overcrowding
In Darwin, every day of November has been over 31°. Those temperatures could make anyone unwell, but imagine if you were in overcrowded accommodation, or even stuck outside with no access to cooling? This is what the women in Darwin Correctional Centre have been facing. Without warning, a group of incarcerated women have been moved…
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NSW Renters Forum Wrap Up
In the past months, Sweltering Cities has joined Sydney Alliance and the Tenant’s Union Renters Forums. Three community events with a clear goal: providing a forum for renters to share their experiences, and their ideas for what renting should be, whilst policy makers listened. Each of the forums was in different locations across Sydney: CBD,…
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NEW REPORT: How hot are Sydney’s dark roofs?
We are excited to announce the results of our Hot Roofs project! We worked with eleven households across Sydney to measure temperatures in their homes and compare light and dark roofs. We know dark roofs, especially black roof materials absorb heat. In Western Sydney new developments continue to be built with black roofs, dark roads and limited space for…
