{"id":386,"date":"2025-08-25T20:21:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ken4fitzroynorth.net.au\/?p=386"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:21:31","slug":"mitigating-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ken4fitzroynorth.net.au\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/mitigating-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitigating Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yarra Council is doing our part to mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a>We&#8217;re investing in ACTIONS not WORDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our actions are funded in the 2026 Budget voted in by myself, Mayor Stephen Jolly, Deputy Mayor Sarah McKenzie, Cr Meca Ho, Cr Sharon Harrison, Cr Eva Aston and Cr Andrew Davies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Increase tree canopy and re-wilding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Investigate on-street EV charging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Convert heating of pools from GAS to ELECTRIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Improve our stormwater network<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Continue to invest in our waste services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come to my ward meeting at 6 pm Wed 3 September 2025 @ Bargoonga Nganjin (North Fitzroy) Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Ken Gomez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/ken4fitzroynorth.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Climate-Change-Sep-2025-1080WebShareName-1.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yarra Council is doing our part to mitigate climate change. 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