In this open-letter campaign farmers were asked to sign open letters to their local members urging them to take stronger action on climate change.

BP are pushing to drill the Great Australian Bight. They will be the first of a wave of oil companies looking to expand the fossil fuel industry into the Bight, placing the pristine marine environment at risk.

Our 2014 election campaign kept climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiency at the forefront of candidates’ and voters’ minds in key marginal seats, and helped secure a range of policy commitments from the ALP.

To protect our communities and avoid the worst impacts of damage to our climate, we need to close all coal-burning power stations in the next decade and replace them with clean energy sources like solar, wind and batteries.

Victoria’s outdated planning regulations are still forcing thousands of new houses and developments to connect to the gas network every year. Changing these laws is a simple and urgent first step in the path to phasing out fossil gas.