How will your vote affect the climate?
As we decide who we're going to vote for in the 2010 election, BREAZE, together with a number of other climate groups, has cast a ruler over the three major parties and their climate policies. The results may make you re-think your vote.*

http://www.voteclimate.net/scorecard

If you vote for either of the two dominating parties - the ALP or the coalition - you'll be voting for policies that will make the environment worse. If you want to see pollution decrease and renewable energy increase, you won't be find this in either of their parties' policies.

Don't take our word for it, have a look at other 'scorecards' that rate the policies of the three major parties...

• http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=374
• http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/2010pollute-o-meter/ (very cool looking site, this one)

BREAZE takes the 'Vote Climate' message to the streets of Ballarat

Fifty BREAZE volunteers distributed ‘Vote Climate’ scorecards to 10,000 homes around Ballarat for the federal election over the weekend.

“The scorecards clearly show that neither the ALP nor coalition is taking the issue of climate change seriously,” said BREAZE Community Campaigner, Andrew Bray.

Read the rest of the Media Release here

Candidates Forum - Wednesday 11 August

An audience of 40 members of the Ballarat community gathered on to hear candidates for the upcoming federal election present their parties' policies on climate change and the environment. Catherine King, the sitting ALP member and Belinda Coates, the Greens candidate attended and answered questions from the floor.

Read more...

A joint initiative between BEN (Ballarat Environment Network) and BREAZE.

Letterboxing - we're letting the Ballarat community know how their individual votes will affect the climate. So get your walking shoes on!
Help us to inform the wider Ballarat community on how individual votes will affect the climate. We'll be letterboxing 10,000 Ballarat homes (you can collect leaflets and a map and do your bit other times if you want).

WHEN: 11am, Saturday August 14
WHERE: Sturt St Bandstand, opp. L'espresso, between Doveton & Dawson Sts
RSVP: Let Andrew know so he can prepare a map for you. 5329 1730 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Are climate policies critical to your vote?
If so, you can pressure the party you want to vote for to improve their policies.

Contact your MP or candidates to talk climate - tell them what will secure your vote this election! http://www.breaze.org.au/action-groups/engaging-govt/eg-resources

If you want to talk policies with a BREAZEr who's all over it, then ring Andrew Bray! Phone 5329 1730 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Fellow Travellers

And it's not just BREAZE concerned by the lack of attention to climate - Ballarat Grammar Headmaster and students call on major parties to take climate seriously 

BREAZE member John will be casting his vote based on 3 areas of particular concern. View his ABC recording below:

*BREAZE does not endorse any political party or candidate. The scores in the election scorecard reflect an
assessment of party policies against environmental outcomes as reflected in the assessment criteria available.