Climate Matters: Hills Shire

  So, following the outcome of Saturday’s election, is The Hills Shire Council now the most reckless, irresponsible government in Australia? We pose the question for your consideration but cannot honestly answer it.  To do that we would have to examine the credentials of 546 other local councils in Australia and we don’t have the time to do that. The Hills Shire Plan 2022-23 is presently “on exhibition” and open for submissions here: Have your say on the Draft 2022-2023 HILLS SHIRE PLAN In another time and place this might seem to be a worthy plan.  But in this time and place - in the face of the greatest threat that humanity has ever faced - this plan is the product of unabashed climate denial. We  went searching through the 262 pages of this plan for the proverbial needle in the haystack and the results are detailed later in this piece.  But for now we can tell you that the plan is almost totally devoid of any acknowledgement of climate change or the challenges and risks that it pos