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 + Renewable Powered Australia

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.

Extreme heat, firestorms, floods - fuelled by climate wrecking gas and coal. Climate chaos is all around us, but with wind and solar renewable energy solutions we can create a safer, healthier future for the people, communities and nature we love.

Around the country ACF Community Groups are showing up and getting active for nature and climate. Campaign priorities you can integrate in your groups plan are below.

Current priorities:

Priority	Timeline	Description
Nature needs us now. Building the movement for a safe climate and to protect and restore nature.	Ongoing	The Community Pulse: We are trialing a tool that aims to build our muscle and connect with others in our community and have great conversations.
	November	Planning: We are moving forward planning until November so we can work with groups to develop plans and be ready to hit the ground running early next year.
	November	National Policy Agenda: We are producing a detailed national policy agenda and when ready we’d love you to arrange to meet with MPS and Candidates and share this agenda with them.
Save our Big Backyard Connecting with MPs	Ongoing	Our MPs need to continually hear from their community that we want strong nature laws that protect the people, and places we love. In some locations we’ll also be working to run big nature forums and talk directly to our elected representatives demonstrating public support for strong nature laws. Every phone call, meeting and event will make a difference and we’ll amp this up when the laws hit Parliament. Groups should also continue to use their nature outreach events to connect with their community and each other.
Platypus Project	September-October	We’re working with community groups, citizen scientists and farming communities across the continent to host Platypus Spotting events in local creeks and rivers.
March for Nature	October 5	We’re working with Birdlife and The Wilderness Society to get 1000 people Marching for Nature in Sydney on October 5 – join us! Across the continent, our precious animals and the places they call home across are threatened. The government is dragging it’s feet on the comprehensive overhaul of our nature laws that it promised in this term of government – it's time to show them how much we care! Join us in Sydney at 11am on Saturday Oct 5!
Renewable Powered Australia	Ongoing	We will be championing renewables that are good for nature and calling out bad decisions and approvals of dangerous fossil fuel project that destroy them. We are intentionally building in communities to guard against disinformation and misinformation.
Climate Change Authority Pathway Advice	October-November	The Climate Change Authority (CCA) provides advice Government on Australian’s transition to next zero. These reforms will lead on the phase out of fossil fuels and the deployment of renewables. It will also inform the emissions target with take to COP 28 in November. Groups are encouraged to integrate these asks into conversations with MPs and in strategic locations we’ll brief leaders.
Heart of Country	Ongoing	A beautiful film that you can use to educate, inspire and connect with your community. Join Josie Alec, proud Kuruma Marthudunera woman and ACF's First Nation's Lead, on a journey across Australia to explore First Nations connection to Country, and the fossil fuel and nuclear projects that threaten that connection and damage nature and climate.

Priority
Nature needs us now. Building the movement for a safe climate and to protect and restore nature.


Save our Big Backyard Connecting with MPs
Platypus Project
March for Nature
Renewable Powered Australia
Climate Change Authority Pathway Advice
Heart of Country

Timeline
Ongoing
November
November
Ongoing
September-October
October 5
Ongoing
October-November
Ongoing

Description
The Community Pulse: We are trialing a tool that aims to build our muscle and connect with others in our community and have great conversations.
Planning: We are moving forward planning until November so we can work with groups to develop plans and be ready to hit the ground running early next year.
National Policy Agenda: We are producing a detailed national policy agenda and when ready we’d love you to arrange to meet with MPS and Candidates and share this agenda with them.
Our MPs need to continually hear from their community that we want strong nature laws that protect the people, and places we love. In some locations we’ll also be working to run big nature forums and talk directly to our elected representatives demonstrating public support for strong nature laws. Every phone call, meeting and event will make a difference and we’ll amp this up when the laws hit Parliament. Groups should also continue to use their nature outreach events to connect with their community and each other.
We’re working with community groups, citizen scientists and farming communities across the continent to host Platypus Spotting events in local creeks and rivers.
We’re working with Birdlife and The Wilderness Society to get 1000 people Marching for Nature in Sydney on October 5 – join us! Across the continent, our precious animals and the places they call home across are threatened. The government is dragging it’s feet on the comprehensive overhaul of our nature laws that it promised in this term of government – it's time to show them how much we care! Join us in Sydney at 11am on Saturday Oct 5!
We will be championing renewables that are good for nature and calling out bad decisions and approvals of dangerous fossil fuel project that destroy them. We are intentionally building in communities to guard against disinformation and misinformation.
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) provides advice Government on Australian’s transition to next zero. These reforms will lead on the phase out of fossil fuels and the deployment of renewables. It will also inform the emissions target with take to COP 28 in November. Groups are encouraged to integrate these asks into conversations with MPs and in strategic locations we’ll brief leaders.
A beautiful film that you can use to educate, inspire and connect with your community. Join Josie Alec, proud Kuruma Marthudunera woman and ACF's First Nation's Lead, on a journey across Australia to explore First Nations connection to Country, and the fossil fuel and nuclear projects that threaten that connection and damage nature and climate.

Resources

Updated 5 September 2024

All group-led 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:

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 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 community@acf.org.au