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📰 Update · 2w

Community Campaigner – Summer 2026–27 (Part-time, Western Sydney)

📰 Update · Aug 31

The Heat is On Forum, hosted in partnership with Tabiea

📰 Update · Aug 19

How mutual aid can help create more heat-resilient communities

📰 Update · Jul 20

Renters across NSW told us that their homes are unsafe in extreme heat. This year, we had the opportunity to change that

📰 Update · Jun 9

Event Recap: Heat and Disability Symposium

📰 Update · Jun 2

The Night Walkers Initiative: How our Cool Walks Toolkit can be used in your own community

📰 Update · Apr 21

Data Centres, AI, Urban Heat, and Community Action comes together in Western Sydney

📰 Update · Apr 16

Cool Walks Toolkit: Released Today

Nobody Asks Renters How Hot Their Bedroom Gets

Climate

🇦🇺 Australia

Australian rentals must have a working smoke alarm but not a bearable temperature, so a home can legally hit 40°C inside and the tenant has no recourse.

2,600responsesResponses to the 2026 Summer Survey
766postcodesPostcodes represented in the survey
120peopleParticipants at the heat and disability symposium
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