National campaign priorities for your ACF Community group

In May 2022, Australia elected a new Parliament with a strong mandate for action on climate and protecting nature. Now the work begins in holding them to account.

We are powerful when we act together. While each ACF Community group is independent and sets their own priorities, we ask that at least half the group’s efforts are dedicated to our national campaigns.

There are key moments coming up over the next few months on which your group can have a significant impact!

Campaign Strategy: Save Our Big Backyard

Create strong national nature protection laws that stop Australia’s worsening extinction crisis, and support nature as a climate solution. New laws must be enforced by an independent regulator.
Our forests, wetlands and bush lands store greenhouse gases, provide homes for our unique animals and birds, and are places where people restore and revive.

 

Priorities right now:

	Priorities	Timeline	Resources
Key campaign: Save Our Big Backyard	Nature outreach events Wild At Art	Ongoing September- December	Save Our Big Backyard tactic guide Wild At Art info
Advocacy & Campaigns Network	Meeting with MP's and inviting them to nature outreach events	Ongoing	Save Our Big Backyard tactic guide
Change the Story Network	Capture videos of your nature outreach events	Ongoing	Save Our Big Backyard tactic guide
People Power Network	Nature activity planning	Ongoing	Planning resources
Keep on the radar	ACF Community webinar	11 October	RSVP here
	National Volunteer Welcome Night	31 October	RSVP here
	COP15 - negotiations around a global effort to improve biodiversity	5-7 December
	Wild At Art	September-October	More info here
	MPs are likely to be in their local electorate offices before the final sitting weeks of Parliament for the year.	Week of 14 November

Updated: 19 August 2022

These other tactics are important for ACF as a whole, but the priorities listed above are critical for ACF Community groups as we progress our agenda and demand action on climate and nature.

So, this is exciting, but how does your group make it happen? We recommend that you:

• Share the workload using the network structure. 
• Check out the available training that can support you with the key skills you need to effectively campaign.
• Check out the events other groups are running.
• Browse the resources for groups on the ACF Community Hub. 
• Come along to the next monthly ACF Community Webinar where you’ll hear timely campaign strategy updates and political context.

Still have questions? Or want to share how you’re going with it? Reach out on Slack on the #acf-community channel, the #acf-community-helpdesk or email [email protected].