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Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience Advisory Committee

Scope of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience Committee

The Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience Advisory Committee shares information, promotes community awareness and collaborates with Merri-bek City Council in enhancing the collective impact of Council and community-led programs and initiatatives to foster a just transition to a zero carbon, zero waste and climate-resillient municipality.

Membership

This Advisory Committee is made up of:

  • 1 Councillor, who is the Chairperson
  • 1 representative invited from each of the following organisations: CERES, Climate Action Merri-bek (CAM), and Neighbours United for Climate Action (NUCA
  • 10 community Members  

Members

  • Cr. Iwasaki
  • Pia Wrafter (CERES)
  • Valerie Kay (Climate Action Merri-bek)
  • Nerida Thompson (Neighbours United for Climate Action)
  • Grace Mitchell
  • Asif Mohammed Zaman
  • Samantha Green
  • Rachel Bucknall
  • Nicholas Harris
  • Em Flood
  • Safieh Soleimannejad
  • Luis Bogliolo
  • Nerida Jolley
  • Christopher Simon Kerr

Committee meetings

Meetings are held five times a year at the Coburg Civic Centre, on an evening between 6 pm and 8 pm 

Membership is for a 2 or 4 year period. 

Terms of reference

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience Advisory Committee Terms of Reference. (DOCX 62Kb)