Do you want to learn more about climate change? Do you have questions about climate change and how it is going to influence the Northern Tablelands? Come along and ask the experts!
The Roadshow is being held at Armidale Thursday, 15th May from 4pm to 7pm (Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club) Light supper will be provided
For more information or to RSVP for a roadshow, please contact: Wendy Miller OR Vicky Wong
Speakers:
Marie Ekström is a senior research scientist with the CSIRO Land and Water Division (CLW). She has worked in the climate impact field since 2002, focusing specifically on issues around climate change impacts on rainfall extremes. Previous research experiences also include including operation of micro-climate stations, historical climatology and aviation impacts on atmospheric chemistry. For CSIRO, Marie operates a regional climate model to deliver climate change scenario data for climate risk assessments of catchment and regional water resources. This approach, often referred to as ‘dynamical downscaling’, complements existing methodologies employed in CSIRO’s ‘Surface Water Hydrology’ research program, such as scaling of historical time series (daily scaling) and the use of statistical relationships between observed and modelled data (statistical downscaling) to estimate local climate impacts. Whilst climate modelling is pursued in other divisions of CSIRO, Marie’s work focuses specifically on delivering data tailored to the needs of hydrological applications. Marie also takes an interest in improving the format and kind of climate change information that CSIRO provides its stakeholders. Work in this area involves improving the understanding of what information is relevant to stakeholders and how it is best delivered.
Leanne Webb currently works with the climate projections team at CSIRO offering tailored climate projection data and services to NRM climate change impact researchers and stakeholders. Past doctoral research included an exploration of the potential impacts of climate change on the Australian wine industry with subsequent research focused on identifying adaptation options. Experience working in an industry setting as a viticulturist has proven highly instructive to Leanne’s approach in her wine industry related studies, and remains relevant now her role is more focused on delivering technical information to stakeholders from many different sectors.
Felicity Gamble trained as a forecaster at the Bureau of Meterology in 2001. She originally forecast upper-level weather in the National Meterology and Oceangraphic Centre before moving to the Bureau’s National Climate Centre in 2003 and becoming involved in the monitoring and prediction of Australian climate. After a brief stint working at the Tamworth Agricultural Institute in 2005, Felicity rejoined the Bureau working primarily in the Climate Prediction section. She currently works remotely from the RAAF Williamtown Met Office near Newcastle.
This project is supported by the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government.
All,
Especially for those who are not on the email distribution list of the ‘Energy action group’ (Sustainable Living Armidale has several action groups), we have been attempting to get Member for Northern Tablelands, Mr Marshall MP, to attend a public information session on climate change.
It is to be held on 2 April 2014 at the New South Wales Parliament House Theatrette. Unfortunately, he is hosting a Ministerial visit in the electorate on the same day.
A letter is currently in the Armidale town library (on Faulkner Street between Cinders Lane and Rusden Street) requesting him to attend.
It has been left there deliberately so that people can sign it to show that there is a groundswell of support in the electorate for action on climate change. Indeed, his office has asked for it despite his inability to attend the information session in question. I invite all and sundry to sign this letter and it will be delivered to Mr Marshall’s electorate office at 175 Rusden Street, Armidale. Alternatively feel free to contact him individually (Telephone 02 6772 5552; email northerntablelands@parliament.nsw.gov.au)
Solutions to climate change are positive for the community and the population at large (extending to the entire world population). They include energy efficiency (meeting comfort and living standard outcomes without burning fossil fuels). Another is the (inevitable) switch over to renewable forms of energy supply (e.g. enough sunlight reaches the surface of the planet in a matter of hours to meet even today’s energy usage for a year – worldwide). The latter has been known to us since – at the latest – the 1880s. The costs of not redressing climate change are.. well.. unspeakable (try living on planet Venus for example).
The forum set for 15 May 2014 seems like a good replacement event for Mr Marshall’s attendance (and that of any/all other politicians who may be able to come). In fact, it may be better. Mr Marshall being there in a room full of his constituents would make the information sharing exercise all the more powerful. If anyone wishes to arrange this, I suppose contact with the organisers of the event/speakers at the event (i.e. mentioned in this article) is the place to start.
Best regards,
Mr Tom Livanos.
Armidale, New South Wales.
Wednesday 26 March 2014.
tom.369@hotmail.com
I agree good idea
Armidale residents are optimistic if they think any Notional party politician is interested in our concerns about the environment or the declining number of government jobs locally, or the lack of capital infrastructure spending in Northern Tablelands or New England.
Most of the infrastructure upgrades from Tamworth Hospital to water supplies for Barraba, Kootingal and Inverell to upgrades to the Gwydir Highway across the NSW electorate to Armidale Police Station & Courthouse complex, and the list goes on.
The exceptions are the Moonbi Hill upgrade in 1969 by Sinclair and the Black Mountain Hill upgrade in 1999 by St Clair, there has been few, if any other significant capital project expenditures by Federal or NSW Coalition governments. Hardly representative of the needs of the voters.
Presently the unelected political hacks at Notional Party HQ in Sydney have stopped funding for sealing the Legume to Woodenbong Road, the upgrade of the Gay Way down the killer Bolivia Hill to Tenterfield and withheld funding for the Armidale Hospital.
Perhaps the only interest that may be expressed by the Notional Party representative in Northern Tablelands is attendance at a Gay Rights Rally.
Possibly the optimal stance is to take the “No capital funding no votes” approach and search for a suitable credible Independent to represent the electorate after the NSW elections in 2015.