Article Supporting community-based responses to heatwaves On 3 September 2019, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) added their voice to the growing list of international health organisations declaring climate change a health emergency and calling for urgent government action on climate change on health grounds. Healthy & Resilient Communities, Hot Spots Initiative
Blog | 19 Jul 2019 Melbourne Women’s Fundturns five On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Melbourne Women's Fund, CEO Catherine Brown delivered the following presentation at their annual grant awards celebration event.
Article Building resilience to heatwave in areas of socio-economic disadvantage In October 2018, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation launched its Hot Spots initiative, led by not-for-profit and community health organisations, to test the resourcing of local-level, cross-sector collaborations focused on addressing heatwave vulnerability. Healthy & Resilient Communities, Hot Spots Initiative
Blog | 20 Jun 2019 Philanthropyand the SDGs I have just returned from the F20 Conference in Tokyo. The Foundations 20 Platform is a group of foundations from G20 countries working on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the transition towards a low carbon future.