Cities Power Partnership – Hunter and Central Coast Regional Forum

Victoria Fratin,

Communications Advisor, Cities Power Partnership

Communicating on Climate Change – Strategies to help you effectively communicate the case for urgent action on climate change to decision makers within your Council

Presentation Focus:

• Top tips on how to effectively communicate climate change
• How to have more productive conversations on climate
• Strategies to get buy-in for climate projects and programs

Executive Officer, Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance

Regional Rollout of EV Charging Infrastructure

Presentation Focus:

• Overview of how the rural and regional Councils of Central Victoria collaborated on the largest Electric Vehicle Charging Network
• The “How to” rolling out Regional Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Cities Power Partnership (CCP) Regional Focus Areas for Collaboration

This sessions is aimed at Council staff working on the CPP Partnership Program.

A number of shared regional interest / opportunities for collaboration were identified by Council staff at the CPP Regional Forum held on the 12 November 2021.

This workshop will drill down further in each of these areas and identify specific actions/projects for collaboration moving forward.

The aim of this is not to say that all councils have to share the same priorities for their CPP pledges and actions but to identify where they overlap, so that these collaboration  areas can be identified and supported moving forward.

These regional priorities identified by Councils include:

1. Regional Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy and provision of fast-charging infrastructure throughout key locations

2. Ensuring Council fleet purchases meet strict greenhouse gas emissions requirements and support the uptake of electric vehicles.

3. Supporting and encouraging Community based Renewable Energy

4. Supporting and encouraging Council based Renewable Energy

5. Supporting and facilitating amendments to planning laws and controls to encourage community and industry to adopt renewable energy.

6. Facilitating advocacy and coordinating business cases that address tensions and reluctance around initiatives.

7. Regional Education and behaviour-change programs to support residents and business tackle climate change through, clean energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport.