Tag: Event
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VIDEO: Hot City, Cool People
An extreme heat awareness event – Parramatta, Sydney Summers in Sydney are getting longer, hotter and more extreme. On 5 Feb 2026, we filled Parramatta Town Hall in Western Sydney for our biggest in person event yet Hot City, Cool People to mark Extreme Heat Awareness Day. Extreme Heat Awareness Day is dedicated to having…
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Does the way our suburbs are built make it easier or harder to get around on sweltering days?ย 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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Sweltering Cities and Sydney Alliance working towards better bus stops!
On Wednesday 16th November, Sydney Alliance Community Organisers gathered to hear about the Sweltering Cities Busted Bus Stop Campaign and talk about how we can join together to win great public transport and less polluted suburbs. Our Western Sydney Community Campaigner Kim took the group through the campaign strategy, shared her own stories and introduced…
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Campbelltown Community Meeting: Survey report back and local issue discussion
There was a huge response to the Sweltering Cities community survey from South West Sydney. Please join us and community members from across the South West to discuss heat issues, hear the results of the survey, and to take the first steps in winning cooler communities together.
