1.

Watch the compelling film An Inconvenient Truth by former US Vice President, Al Gore.

2.

Switch to 100 per cent accredited green power. Visit www.greenpower.gov.au or www.countryenergy.com.au/green, 13 23 56.

3.

Write to a politician about climate change.

4.

Use your car less. Walk, cycle, car-pool or take public transport.

5.

Calculate your carbon footprint at your workplace or home.
www.smallfootprint.com.au — Pacific Palms organisation
www.acfonline.org.au/greenhome — Australian Conservation Foundation
www.greenhouse.gov.au — Australian Greenhouse Office

6.

Buy and use only what you need, and do a main regular shop.

7.

Change your light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs and turn off all standby appliances at the wall.

8.

Change to a water saving showerhead to save energy and water use. Forster Tuncurry town water is supplied by Midcoast Water. It comes from the Bootawa Dam in Tinonee. Visit www.midcoastwater.com.au for more information on water saving.

9.

Install a solar hot water system.

10.

Care for all life forms and natural ecosystems. In other words, care for the environment that sustains our existence.

For many more ways to reduce the effects of climate change, see our Climate Friendly Living Checklist, which you can print for use in your own home.

Melanie Ridgeway
Local Aboriginal actress

"The Aboriginal philosophy has been one of treating the land as sacred and precious. Instead of filling the air with petrol fumes, we get around on bicycles. You see more, get lots of fresh air, and get fit and healthy."
Melanie is especially concerned with water pollution, as a large part of the local Aboriginal community uses the lake to get meals.