Earth Relay (Newcastle)

On 23^rd October 2011 Transition Newcastle joined with Climate Action Newcastle in hosting a 1.8 metre inflatable globe to show support for the federal government’s clean energy legislation.

You can see more photos and a NBN report of the days events.

Environmental groups from across Australia are relaying inflatable globes to Canberra to meet the house-sized Climate Rescue Station on the lawns of Parliament House when the legislation is before the senate.

The Earth Relay was launched in Victoria from the steps of Flinders Station in September 2011 and local environment groups are coming together to take photos of their members and supporters with the globe in iconic local locations, such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Byron Bay lighthouse, the Three Sisters, the Royal National Park, and Nobby's Lighthouse in Newcastle, to name but a few. These photos will then be collected by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW and sent to the Climate Rescue Station as a symbolic representation of public support for climate action.

Thanks to Tricia (of Little Eco Footprints fame) for the photos.