Climate Emergency Declarations in Australia

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Climate Emergency is being declared in Australia similarly to many other jurisdictions across the world (actions known as Climate emergency declaration). One such jurisdiction in Australia, Darebin City Council, was the first one in the world to declare a climate emergency in 2016. This page lists all known climate emergency declarations within Australian jurisdictions across all three levels of government in Australia (Local, State, and Federal).

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1. Federal

There is currently no declaration of a climate emergency at the Federal level in Australia, although there have been multiple motions moved to declare one.

In October 2019, the Australian Labor Party supported the Australian Greens Party's motion to declare a climate emergency. The motion was additionally supported by crossbenchers Zali Steggall, Helen Haines, and Andrew Wilkie, as well as Centre Alliance.^[1] However, the proposition failed with members of the Morrison Government and some crossbenchers voting against it.^[1]

2. State/Territory

Climate Emergencies Declared by State/Territory. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=2007368

The Australian Capital Territory is the first and only territory/state to have declared a climate emergency. The South Australian Parliament voted for a climate emergency in the upper house in South Australia but this has not passed the lower house.

States/Territories That Have Declared a Climate Emergency
State/Territory	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date
Australian Capital Territory	Yes	Labor/Green Coalition Government voted for a climate emergency on 16 May 2019^[2]
New South Wales	No	N/A
Northern Territory	No	N/A
Queensland	No	N/A
South Australia	Partial	Upper House of SA Parliament voted for a climate emergency in 2019. The climate emergency motion has not passed the lower house^[3]
Tasmania	No	N/A
Victoria	No	N/A
Western Australia	No	N/A

3. Local Government

In June 2019, Councilor Trent McCarthy of the City of Darebin brought together councilors and parliamentarians in Australia and around the world online link-ups to connect the work of climate emergency-declared councils and governments. Following these link-ups and a successful motion at the National General Assembly of Local Government, McCarthy announced the formation of Climate Emergency Australia, a new network of Australian governments and councils advocating for a climate emergency response.

Local Government has been the most active level of government at declaring climate emergencies in Australia. Currently, every state in Australia has at least one local government jurisdiction that has declared a climate emergency. There are only two capital city local governments that have not declared a climate emergency, the City of Perth which has not yet voted on a climate emergency declaration, and the City of Brisbane which has voted against a climate emergency motion.^[4] Below is a list of local government jurisdictions that have declared a climate emergency, voted against a climate emergency or have not voted on a climate emergency.

3.1. New South Wales

Climate Emergencies Declared by Local Government Areas in NSW. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1505676

36 of 128 Local Government Jurisdictions in NSW have declared a climate emergency. This is the highest number of climate emergencies declared of any state however, Victoria has the highest percentage of climate emergency declarations.

Climate Emergencies Declared by Metropolitan Local Government Areas. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1373182

New South Wales Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date
Albury City Council	No	Council voted against climate emergency 26 May 2020 ^[5]
Armidale Regional Council	Yes	23 October 2019^[6]
Ballina Shire Council	Yes	29 November 2019 Ballina Shire was the 72nd Council in Australia to declare a climate emergency^[7]
Balranald Shire Council	No	N/A
Bathurst Regional Council	No	N/A
Bayside Council	No	N/A
Bega Valley Shire Council	Yes	28 August 2019 ^[8]
Bellingen Shire Council	Yes	27 March 2019 ^[9]
Berrigan Shire Council	No	N/A
Blacktown City Council	Yes	26 February 2020 ^[10]
Bland Shire Council	No	N/A
Blayney Shire	No	N/A
Blue Mountains City Council	Yes	26 February 2020^[11]
Bogan Shire Council	No	N/A
Bourke Shire Council	No	N/A
Brewarrina Shire Council	No	N/A
Broken Hill City Council	Yes	25 September 2019^[12]
Burwood Council	No	N/A
Byron Shire Council	Yes	18 October 2018 ^[13]
Cabonne Council	No	N/A
Camden Council	No	N/A
Campbelltown City Council	No	N/A
City of Canada Bay	Yes	17 September 2019 ^[14]
City of Sydney	Yes	24 June 2019 ^[15]
City of Canterbury-Bankstown	Yes	27 August 2019
Carrathool Shire Council	No	N/A
Central Coast Council	Yes	26 August 2019^[16]
Central Darling Shire Council	No	N/A
Cessnock City Council	No	N/A
Clarence Valley Council	Yes	23 April 2019^[17]
Cobar Shire Council	No	N/A
City of Coffs Harbour	No	On the 10 October 2019 Coffs Harbour City Council voted against declaring a climate emergency^[18]
Coolamon Shire Council	No	N/A
Coonamble Shire Council	No	N/A
Cowra Shire Council	No	N/A
Cumberland Council	No	N/A
Dubbo Regional Council	No	N/A
Dungog Shire Council	No	N/A
Edward River Council	No	N/A
Eurobodalla Shire Council	No	N/A
Fairfield City Council	No	N/A
Federation Council	No	N/A
Forbes Shire Council	No	N/A
Georges River Council	No	N/A
Gilgandra Shire Council	No	N/A
Glen Innes Severn Council	Yes	26 September 2019^[19]
Goulburn Mulwaree Council	No	N/A
Greater Hume Shire Council	No	N/A
City of Griffith	Yes	N/A
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council	No	N/A
Gunnedah Shire Council	No	N/A
Gwydir Shire Council	No	N/A
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	Yes	17 March 2021^[20]
Hawkesbury City Council	Yes	12 March 2019^[21]
Hay Shire Council	No	N/A
Hilltops Council	No	N/A
Hornsby Shire	No	N/A
Municipality of Hunter's Hill	Yes	24 February 2020 ^[22]
Inner West Council	Yes	14 May 2019^[23]
Inverell Shire Council	No	N/A
Junee Shire Council	No	N/A
Kempsey Shire Council	No	N/A
Municipality of Kiama	Yes	17 December 2019^[24]
Ku-ring-gai Council	No	N/A
Kyogle Council	No	N/A
Lachlan Shire Council	No	N/A
Lake Macquarie City Council	No	N/A
Lane Cove Council	Yes	16 September 2019^[25]
Leeton Shire Council	No	N/A
City of Lismore	Yes	13 August 2019^[26]
City of Lithgow	No	N/A
Liverpool City Council	No	N/A
Liverpool Plains Shire Council	No	N/A
Lockhart Shire Council	No	N/A
Maitland City Council	No	N/A
Mid-Coast Council	Yes	23 October 2019^[27]
Mid-Western Regional Council	No	N/A
Moree Plains Shire Council	No	N/A
Mosman Municipal Council	Yes	12 November 2019^[28]
Murray River Council	No	N/A
Murrumbidgee Council	No	N/A
Muswellbrook Shire Council	No	N/A
Nambucca Valley Council	No	N/A
Narrabri Shire Council	No	N/A
Narrandera Shire Council	No	N/A
Narromine Shire Council	No	N/A
Newcastle City Council	Yes	28 May 2019^[29]
North Sydney Council	Yes	22 July 2019^[30]
Northern Beaches Council	Yes	27 August 2019^[31]
Oberon Council	No	N/A
Orange Council	No	N/A
Parkes Shire Council	No	N/A
City of Parramatta	No	N/A
Penrith City Council	No	N/A
Port Stephens Council	No	N/A
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	No	N/A
City of Randwick	Yes	30 April 2019^[32]
Richmond Valley Council	No	N/A
City of Ryde	Yes	28 May 2019^[33]
Shellharbour City Council	No	N/A
Shoalhaven City Council	No	N/A
Singleton Council	No	N/A
Snowy Monaro Regional Council	No	N/A
Snowy Valleys Council	No	N/A
Strathfield Municipal Council	No	N/A
Sutherland Shire Council	No	N/A
Tamworth Regional Council	No	N/A
Temora Shire Council	No	N/A
Tenterfield Shire Council	No	N/A
The Hills Shire Council	No	N/A
Tweed Shire Council	Yes	19 September 2019^[34]
Upper Hunter Shire Council	Yes	25 February 2019^[35]
Upper Lachlan Shire Council	No	N/A
Uralla Shire Council	No	N/A
Wagga Wagga City Council	No	N/A
Walcha Council	No	N/A
Walgett Shire Council	No	N/A
Warren Shire Council	No	N/A
Warrumbungle Shire Council	No	N/A
Waverley Council	Yes	10 December 2019^[36]
Weddin Shire Council	No	N/A
Wentworth Shire Council	No	N/A
City of Willoughby	Yes	17 October 2019^[37]
Wingecarribee Shire Council	Yes	12 February 2020^[38]
Wollondilly Shire Council	No	N/A
Wollongong City Council	Yes	12 August 2019^[39]
Municipality of Woollahra	Yes	9 September 2019^[40]
Yass Valley Council	No	N/A

3.2. Northern Territory

Climate Emergency Declared by Darwin City Council. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1246772

There is only one local government jurisdiction in the Northern Territory that has declared a climate emergency and that is the City of Darwin.

Northern Territory Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date
Alice Springs Town Council	No	N/A
Alyangula	No	N/A
Barkly Regional Council	No	N/A
Belyuen Community Government Council	No	N/A
Central Desert Regional Council	No	N/A
Coomalie Community Government Council	No	N/A
Darwin, City of	Yes	Darwin was the first Local Government jurisdiction in the Northern Territory to declare a climate emergency on 30 July 2019^[41]
Northern Territory Rates Act Area (East Arm)	No	N/A
East Arnhem Regional Council	No	N/A
Katherine Town Council	No	N/A
Litchfield Council	No	N/A
MacDonnell Regional Council	No	N/A
Nhulunbuy Corporation	No	N/A
Palmerston, City of	No	N/A
Roper Gulf Regional Council	No	N/A
Tiwi Islands Regional Council	No	N/A
Unincorporated Top End Region (Finnis-Mary)	No	N/A
Victoria Daly Regional Council	No	N/A
Wagait Shire Council	No	N/A
West Arnhem Regional Council	No	N/A
West Daly Regional Council	No	N/A
Yulara	No	N/A

3.3. Queensland

Climate Emergency Declared by Noosa City Council. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1919355

There is one Local Government Jurisdiction that has declared a climate emergency in Queensland, Noosa City Council.^[42] Brisbane City Council voted against a climate emergency and is one of two capital city zones in Australia that have not declared a climate emergency.^[4]

Queensland Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date
Aurukun Shire Council	No	N/A
Balonne Shire Council	No	N/A
Banana Shire Council	No	N/A
Barcaldine Regional Council	No	N/A
Barcoo Shire Council	No	N/A
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council	No	N/A
Boulia Shire Council	No	N/A
Brisbane City Council	No	Voted against climate emergency July 31, 2019^[4]
Bulloo Shire Council	No	N/A
Bundaberg Regional Council	No	N/A
Burdekin Shire Council	No	N/A
Burke Shire Council	No	N/A
Cairns Regional Council	No	N/A
Carpentaria Shire Council	No	N/A
Cassowary Coast Regional Council	No	N/A
Central Highlands Regional Council	No	N/A
Charters Towers Regional Council	No	N/A
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Cloncurry Shire Council	No	N/A
Cook Shire Council	No	N/A
Croydon Shire Council	No	N/A
Diamantina Shire Council	No	N/A
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Shire of Douglas	No	N/A
Etheridge Shire Council	No	N/A
Flinders Shire Council	No	N/A
Fraser Coast Regional Council	No	N/A
Gladstone Regional Council	No	N/A
Gold Coast City Council	No	N/A
Goondiwindi Regional Council	No	N/A
Gympie Regional Council	No	N/A
Hinchinbrook Shire Council	No	N/A
Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale	No	N/A
Ipswich City Council	No	N/A
Isaac Regional Council	No	N/A
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Shire of Livingstone	No	N/A
Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River	No	N/A
Lockyer Valley Regional Council	No	N/A
Logan City Council	No	N/A
Longreach Regional Council	No	N/A
Mackay Regional Council	No	N/A
Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon	No	N/A
Maranoa Regional Council	No	N/A
Shire of Mareeba	No	N/A
McKinlay Shire Council	No	N/A
Moreton Bay Regional Council	No	N/A
Mornington Shire Council	No	N/A
Mount Isa City Council	No	N/A
Murweh Shire Council	No	N/A
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Shire of Noosa	Yes	18 July 2019^[42]
North Burnett Regional Council	No	N/A
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council	No	N/A
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Paroo Shire Council	No	N/A
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Quilpie Shire Council	No	N/A
Redland City Council	No	N/A
Richmond Shire Council	No	N/A
Rockhampton Regional Council	No	N/A
Scenic Rim Regional Council	No	N/A
Somerset Regional Council	No	N/A
South Burnett Regional Council	No	N/A
Southern Downs Regional Council	No	N/A
Sunshine Coast Regional Council	No	N/A
Tablelands Regional Council	No	N/A
Toowoomba Regional Council	No	N/A
Torres Shire Council	No	N/A
Torres Strait Island Regional Council	No	N/A
Townsville City Council	No	N/A
Western Downs Regional Council	No	N/A
Whitsunday Regional Council	No	N/A
Winton Shire Council	No	N/A
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council	No	N/A
Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah	No	N/A

3.4. South Australia

Climate Emergencies Declared by South Australian Local Government Areas. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1803268

16/67 Local Government Jurisdictions have declared a climate emergency in South Australia. The Town of Gawler was the first local government area to declare a climate emergency in South Australia.

Climate Emergencies Declared by South Australian Metropolitan Local Government Areas. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1515032

South Australian Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date
Adelaide Hills Council	Yes	Adelaide Hills Council was the second council in South Australia to declare a climate emergency and was the 13th council to declare a climate emergency on 26 March 2019.^[43]
Adelaide Plains Council	No	N/A
Alexandrina Council	Yes	16 December 2019^[44]
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara	No	N/A
Barossa Council	No	N/A
Berri Barmera Council	No	N/A
City of Adelaide	Yes	The City of Adelaide was the fourth Capital City Council to declare a climate emergency and the fourth South Australian Council to declare a climate emergency on 27 August 2019^[45]
City of Burnside	Yes	24 September 2019^[46]
Campbelltown City Council	Yes	5 November 2019^[47]
District Council of Ceduna	No	N/A
City of Charles Sturt	Yes	9 December 2019^[48]
Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council	No	N/A
District Council of Cleve	No	N/A
District Council of Coober Pedy	No	N/A
Coorong District Council	No	N/A
Copper Coast Council	No	N/A
District Council of Elliston	No	N/A
Flinders Ranges Council	No	N/A
District Council of Franklin Harbour	No	N/A
Town of Gawler	Yes	The Town of Gawler was the first South Australian Council to Declare a climate emergency on 22 January 2019^[49]
Regional Council of Goyder	No	N/A
District Council of Grant	No	N/A
City of Holdfast Bay	Yes	8 October 2019^[50]
Kangaroo Island Council	No	N/A
District Council of Karoonda East Murray	No	N/A
District Council of Kimba	No	N/A
Kingston District Council	No	N/A
Light Regional Council	Yes	26 March 2019^[51]
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula	No	N/A
District Council of Loxton Waikerie	No	N/A
City of Marion	No	Voted against a climate emergency on 26 March 2019^[52]
Mid Murray Council	No	N/A
City of Mitcham	Yes	22 October 2019^[53]
Mount Barker District Council	Yes	4 November 2019 ^[54]
City of Mount Gambier	No	N/A
District Council of Mount Remarkable	No	N/A
Rural City of Murray Bridge	Yes	14 October 2019^[55]
Naracoorte Lucindale Council	No	N/A
Northern Areas Council	No	N/A
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters	No	N/A
City of Onkaparinga	No	N/A
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton	No	N/A
District Council of Peterborough	No	N/A
City of Playford	No	N/A
City of Port Adelaide Enfield	Yes	8 October 2019^[56]
Port Augusta City Council	No	N/A
City of Port Lincoln	Yes	19 August 2019^[57]
Port Pirie Regional Council	No	N/A
City of Prospect	No	N/A
Renmark Paringa Council	No	N/A
District Council of Robe	No	N/A
Municipal Council of Roxby Downs	No	N/A
City of Salisbury	Yes	28 October 2019^[58]
Southern Mallee District Council	No	N/A
District Council of Streaky Bay	No	N/A
Tatiara District Council	No	N/A
City of Tea Tree Gully	No	N/A
District Council of Tumby Bay	No	N/A
City of Unley	No	N/A
City of Victor Harbor	Yes	16 December 2019^[59]
Wakefield Regional Council	No	N/A
Corporation of the Town of Walkerville	No	N/A
Wattle Range Council	No	N/A
City of West Torrens	No	N/A
City of Whyalla	No	N/A
Wudinna District Council	No	N/A
District Council of Yankalilla	No	N/A

3.5. Tasmania

Climate Emergencies declared by Tasmanian Local Government Areas. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1826357

There are four councils in Tasmania that have declared a Climate Emergency. There are three councils that have rejected/voted against the declaration of a climate emergency.

Tasmanian Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Have They Declared A Climate Emergency	Date
Break O'Day Council	No	Voted against climate emergency motion June 2019^[60]
Brighton Council	No	N/A
Burnie Council	No	N/A
Central Coast Council	No	N/A
Central Highlands Council	No	N/A
Circular Head Council	No	N/A
Clarence City Council	No	N/A
Derwent Valley Council	No	N/A
Devonport City Council	No	N/A
Dorset Council	No	N/A
Flinders Council	No	N/A
George Town Council	No	N/A
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council	No	N/A
Glenorchy City Council	No	Voted against climate emergency motion October 2019^[61]
Hobart City Council	Yes	June 2019^[62]
Huon Valley Council	No	N/A
Kentish Council	No	N/A
Kingborough Council	Yes	July 2019^[62]
King Island Council	No	N/A
Latrobe Council	No	N/A
Launceston City Council	Yes	August 2019^[62]
Meander Valley Council	No	Voted against climate emergency motion December 2019^[63]
Northern Midlands Council	Yes	29 October 2020^[64]
Sorell Council	No	N/A
Southern Midlands Council	No	N/A
Tasman Council	No	N/A
Waratah Wynyard Council	No	N/A
West Coast Council	No	N/A
West Tamar Council	No	N/A

3.6. Victoria

Climate Emergencies Declared by Local Government Areas. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1675055

32 of 79 Local Government jurisdictions in Victoria have declared a climate emergency, this is the highest percentage of climate emergencies declared for any state. Darebin City Council in Victoria was the first jurisdiction in the world to declare a climate emergency in 2016.^[65]

Climate Emergency Declarations by Metropolitan Local Government Areas. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1635962

Victorian Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date	Climate Targets
Alpine Shire	No	N/A
Rural City of Ararat	No	N/A
City of Ballarat	Yes	21 November 2018^[66]
Banyule City Council	Yes	7 October 2019^[67]	Banyule City Council has a target to be carbon neutral by 2040^[68]
Bass Coast Shire	Yes	21 August 2019^[69]
Shire of Baw Baw	No	N/A
Bayside City Council	Yes	17 December 2019^[70]	Bayside Council was certified carbon neutral in December 2020^[71]
Rural City of Benalla	No	N/A
Boroondara City Council	No	N/A
City of Brimbank	Yes	25 June 2019^[72]
Shire of Buloke	No	N/A
Shire of Campaspe	No	N/A
Shire of Cardinia	Yes	19 September 2019^[73]
City of Casey	No	N/A
Central Goldfields Shire Council	No	N/A
Shire of Colac Otway	No	N/A
Shire of Corangamite	No	N/A
City of Darebin	Yes	5 December 2016^[74]
East Gippsland Shire Council	No	N/A
City of Frankston	Yes	20 November 2019
Gannawarra Shire Council	No	N/A
Glen Eira City Council	Yes	5 May 2020^[75]
Glenelg Shire Council	No	N/A
Golden Plains Shire	No	N/A
City of Greater Bendigo	No	The City of Greater Bendigo has not declared an emergency but in 2019 voted to "recognise and urgently respond" to environmental and climate breakdown. The council has since argued that the vote was equivalent to an emergency declaration and that it tied council spending to risks surrounding climate change.^[76]
City of Greater Dandenong	Yes	15 January 2020^[77]
City of Greater Geelong	No	Motion to declare climate emergency rejected on 26 September 2019
City of Greater Shepparton	Yes	3 June 2020^[78]
Shire of Hepburn	Yes	19 September 2019^[79]
Shire of Hindmarsh	No	N/A
City of Hobsons Bay	Yes	8 October 2019^[80]
Rural City of Horsham	No	N/A
City of Hume	No	N/A
Shire of Indigo	Yes	1 August 2019^[81]
Kingston City Council	Yes	28 January 2020^[82]
Knox City Council	No	N/A
Latrobe City Council	No	N/A
Shire of Loddon	No	N/A
Shire of Macedon Ranges	Yes	24 March 2021
Manningham City Council	Yes	10 February 2020^[83]
Shire of Mansfield	No	N/A
Maribyrnong City Council	Yes	7 March 2019^[84]
Maroondah City Council	No	N/A
Melbourne City Council	Yes	17 July 2019^[85]
Melton City Council	No	N/A
Rural City of Mildura	Yes	27 February 2020^[86]
Shire of Mitchell	No	N/A
Shire of Moira	No	N/A
City of Monash	No	N/A
Moonee Valley City Council	Yes	October 2019^[87]
Shire of Moorabool	No	N/A
Moreland City Council	Yes	9 December 2018^[88]
Shire of Mornington Peninsula	Yes	The Shire of Mornington Peninsula was the 34th local government authority in Australia to declare a climate emergency on 13 August 2019^[89]	Mornington have a target to reach 0 carbon emissions by 2040
Shire of Mount Alexander	Yes	19 December 2019^[90]
Shire of Moyne	Yes	7 November 2019^[91]
Shire of Murrindindi	No	N/A
Shire of Nillumbik	No	N/A
Shire of Northern Grampians	No	N/A
City of Port Phillip	Yes	19 September 2019^[92]
Shire of Pyrenees	No	N/A
Borough of Queenscliffe	Yes	19 December 2019^[93]
South Gippsland Shire	No	N/A
Shire of Southern Grampians	No	N/A
City of Stonnington	Yes	17 February 2020^[94]
Shire of Strathbogie	Yes	22 April 2021^[95]
Surf Coast Shire	Yes	2 September 2019^[96]
Rural City of Swan Hill	No	N/A
Shire of Towong	No	N/A
Rural City of Wangaratta	No	N/A
City of Warrnambool	No	N/A
Shire of Wellington	No	N/A
Shire of West Wimmera	No	N/A
Whitehorse City Council	No	N/A
City of Whittlesea	No	N/A
Wodonga City Council	No	N/A
Wyndham City Council	No	N/A
Yarra City Council	Yes	2017^[97]
Yarra Ranges Shire Council	Yes	10 September 2019^[98]
Yarriambiack Shire Council	No	N/A

3.7. Western Australia

Climate Emergencies Declared by Local Government Areas in Western Australia. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1858583

9 Local Government Jurisdictions in Western Australia have declared a climate emergency. Additionally, the Western Australian Local Government Association WALGA have created a Climate Change Declaration that has been signed by 40 of Western Australia's local government associations, 65% of the states local jurisdictions.^[99] This climate declaration is not a declaration of a climate emergency but does mention urgent action on climate change the full document can be read here.^[100] The Western Local Government area of the City of Perth is one of two capital city Local Government Areas that have not declared a climate emergency.

Climate Emergencies Declared by Metropolitan Local Government Areas in Western Australia. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1530807

Western Australian Local Government Areas That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Council	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date	WALGA Declaration^[101]
Albany, City of	No	The City of Albany has not declared a climate emergency but has signed up to a climate action declaration with a goal of the City using 100% renewables by 2030. This document is similar to a climate emergency declaration but does not refer to climate change as an emergency.^[102]	No
Armadale, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Ashburton, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Augusta–Margaret River, Shire of	Yes	25 September 2019^[103]	No
Bassendean, Town of	No	N/A	Yes
Bayswater, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Belmont, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Beverley, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Boddington, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Boyup Brook, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Brookton, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Broome, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Broomehill–Tambellup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Bruce Rock, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Bunbury, City of	No	N/A	Yes^[104]
Busselton, City of	No	N/A	No
Cambridge, Town of	No	N/A	Yes
Canning, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Capel, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Carnamah, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Carnarvon, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Chapman Valley, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Chittering, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Christmas Island, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Claremont, Town of	No	N/A	No
Cockburn, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Cocos, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Collie, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Coolgardie, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Coorow, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Corrigin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Cottesloe, Town of	No	N/A	Yes
Cranbrook, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Cuballing, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Cue, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Cunderdin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Dalwallinu, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Dandaragan, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Dardanup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Denmark, Shire of	Yes	17 September 2019^[105]	Yes
Derby–West Kimberley, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Donnybrook–Balingup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Dowerin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Dumbleyung, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Dundas, Shire of	No	N/A	No
East Fremantle, Town of	Yes	19 November 2019^[106]	Yes
East Pilbara, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Esperance, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Exmouth, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Fremantle, City of	Yes	22 May 2019^[107]	Yes
Gingin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Gnowangerup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Goomalling, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Gosnells, City of	No	N/A	No
Greater Geraldton, City of	Yes	16 December 2020^[108]	Yes
Halls Creek, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Harvey, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Irwin, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Jerramungup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Joondalup, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Kalamunda, City of	No	N/A	Partial through Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (6 council partnership)
Kalgoorlie–Boulder, City of	No	N/A	No
Karratha, City of	No	N/A	No
Katanning, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Kellerberrin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Kent, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Kojonup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Kondinin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Koorda, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Kulin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Kwinana, City of	No	N/A	No
Lake Grace, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Laverton, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Leonora, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Mandurah, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Manjimup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Meekatharra, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Melville, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Menzies, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Merredin, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Mingenew, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Moora, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Morawa, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Mosman Park, Town of	No	N/A	Yes
Mount Magnet, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Mount Marshall, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Mukinbudin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Mundaring, Shire of	Yes	10 December 2019^[109]	No
Murchison, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Murray, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Nannup, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Narembeen, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Narrogin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Nedlands, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Ngaanyatjarraku, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Northam, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Northampton, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Nungarin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Peppermint Grove, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Perenjori, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Perth, City of	No	N/A	No
Pingelly, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Plantagenet, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Port Hedland, Town of	No	N/A	No
Quairading, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Ravensthorpe, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Rockingham, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Sandstone, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Serpentine–Jarrahdale, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Shark Bay, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Stirling, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Subiaco, City of	No	N/A	Yes
Swan, City of	Yes	28 August 2019^[110]	Yes
Tammin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Three Springs, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Toodyay, Shire of	No	N/A	Yes
Trayning, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Upper Gascoyne, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Victoria Park, Town of	Yes	14 August 2018^[111]	Yes
Victoria Plains, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Vincent, City of	Yes	4 April 2018^[112]	Yes
Wagin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wandering, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wanneroo, City of	No	N/A	No
Waroona, Shire of	No	N/A	No
West Arthur, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Westonia, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wickepin, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Williams, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wiluna, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wongan–Ballidu, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Woodanilling, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wyalkatchem, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Wyndham East Kimberley, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Yalgoo, Shire of	No	N/A	No
Yilgarn, Shire of	No	N/A	No
York, Shire of	No	N/A	No

4. External Islands/Territories

No external islands or territories of Australia have declared a climate emergency.

External Islands/ Dependant Territories That Have Declared Climate Emergency
Jurisdiction	Declared a Climate Emergency	Date
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	No	N/A
Christmas Island	No	N/A
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	No	N/A
Coral Sea Islands	No	N/A
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	No	N/A
Jervis Bay Territory	No	N/A
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	No	N/A
Norfolk Island	No	N/A

5. Declare Organisations in Australia

Planners Declare
Builders Declare
Architects Declare

6. Other Notable Non-Government Declarations

In September 2013, the Australian Medical Association officially declared climate change a public health emergency.^[113] The AMA noted that climate change will cause "higher mortality and morbidity from heat stress; injury and mortality from increasingly severe weather events; increases in the transmission of vector-borne diseases; food insecurity resulting from declines in agricultural outputs; [and] a higher incidence of mental-ill health."^[113] The AMA has called on the Australian Government to adopt a carbon budget; reduce emissions; and transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, among other proposals to mitigate the health impacts of climate change.^[113]

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