betterwest

Spotswood Sth Kingsville Residents Group. Working across politics, business & academia to enrich community assets. Fighting for our kids’ health & well-being.

[betterwest @betterwest2016]

Tree clearing already started either side of #WestGateFreeway in #Yarraville #Spotswood #Brooklyn #Heat in #Melbourne continues tomorrow, add expected wind = unbearable hot dusty conditions due to exposed soil. #AirQuality already suffering #MelissaHorneMP come see for yrself

[betterwest @betterwest2016]

“..new law will eliminate around 70 percent of the plastics that pollute oceans. Banned plastics include single-use cutlery, plates, straws, cotton swabs (that feature plastic sticks), polystyrene cups and oxo-degradable plastics.”
@LilyDAmbrosioMP

[Carbon Market Institute @CarbonMarketIns]

https://t.co/BDOdJpHNdq

[ClientEarth @ClientEarth]

The UK government could make simple policy changes to fuel a boom in businesses using zero emission vehicles, a new industry survey suggests. https://t.co/hD0Ys30s6U

[The Age @theage]

Angry residents voice their frustrations after days of health warnings and uncertainty following a factory inferno in Melbourne's north https://t.co/6fZtVmx2i6

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

A precursor to Oslo making its city center basically car-free has been heavy investments in transit, bike lanes and public spaces. #CitiesForPeople #OwnYourCity https://t.co/9ipyKI1Wk3

[The Age @theage]

Can you smell smoke? Be careful, it's toxic. Plumes of smoke are drifting over the CBD from an out-of-control toxic factory fire in Campbellfield, in Melbourne's north. https://t.co/nPE0rHXhl7

[betterwest @betterwest2016]

@theage Very sad to read this, #humanlife #airquality & #waterways are too precious to be risked. Residents throughout #Melbourne #Victoria look to #EPA so this type of industrial accident doesn’t happen.
But here we r again, a chemical fire near residents. #WeFo #EnvironmentProtection

[The Sydney Morning Herald @smh]

Youth mental health crisis: Boy's behaviour prompts mum to speak out https://t.co/Rt0yRJ9fVN

[MelbsWest @MelbsWest]

Discover Melbourne's history across the west with loads of great events happening for the Australian Heritage Festival - 18 April – 19 May, 2019. https://t.co/m6tY8pJjAQ

[Dr. Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA @EllaRobertaFdn]

https://t.co/v0P05Mneac @Gardiner_Beth excellent piece on Ella Roberta that caught the attention of @TIME. If you haven’t seen it take a read and please continue to support our fight for #justiceforEllaRoberta and children everywhere. Its their human right to breathe Clean Air 😢

[💧John Van Der Kallen @JVDK_DEA]

“Dysbiotic drift” is causing a deterioration in our health. We are loosing microbiobes which protect our health. Prof Susan Prescott at #iDEA19 ⁦@DocsEnvAus⁩ ⁦@inVIVO_Planet⁩ ⁦@croakeyblog⁩ ⁦@drkerrynphelps⁩ #climatechange

[Dr. Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA @EllaRobertaFdn]

How have things got so bad? Not surprised UK is bottom of Europe for health outcomes for CYP. We now have 240,000 CYP in London with Asthma. It must be taken far more seriously as majority that die tend to have mild asthma. Doctors have confirmed filthy air can trigger attacks

[betterwest @betterwest2016]

Whatever happened to #Vic #AirQualityStatement, @LilyDAmbrosioMP?

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves #Victoria #SpringSt by putting together a plan with targets to decrease #airpollution. #DieselPollution #MelbsWest #HobsonsBay #WestGateTunnel

[Lorna Stephenson @lornastephens0n]

Great article from @sethpiper: "Children are suffering and people are dying, for no good reason. The time for talk is over, now we need action." #airpollution @RADEBristol @BristolCycling @friends_earth @mike_birkin @bristolgreen https://t.co/Lemue3GSDE

[Marie V @RievaMarjo]

@mothersriseup As a Mum I love my kid above all else.
I want her to have a safe and healthy future on a liveable Planet.
So I decided to wake up, try my best and #ActNOWforFuture
Please retweet if you are also a #ParentforFuture and join me on https://t.co/qRSeTngEZk

[Alice Sharp @AliceWSharp]

Important news! @guardian weather forecasts now contain #CO2 levels @dpcarrington @Kathviner https://t.co/2Ndppoilkh

[betterwest @betterwest2016]

Walking as art .... 30 min audio.

“Actor and comedian Doon Mackichan goes for a wander with just a few of the women using walking as part of their art. “

#Walk #Placemaking #WalkingAsArt

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

So where does this > 100 years estimate come from? It's from our study on #airpollution trends by the team at @LondonAir @KingsCollegeLon @Airparif & @CentreEnvHealth see report by @carltonreid https://t.co/XmjgYNbJek & full paper at https://t.co/wtBMhgybc1

[betterwest @betterwest2016]

@jonathonmarsden Seen here passing by at #HudsonsRd #Spotswood rail crossing. The smiles of the passengers & drivers were so wide they could be seen from the street. #MelbsWest #Weekend

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

Estimated > 4,000 Londoners were hospitalised between 2014 & 2016 because air pollution worsened their asthma or, in the elderly, serious lung conditions. Around 1,000 of those hospital admissions were of children under the age of 14. New report by @KingsCollegeLon @LondonAir

[Little Ninja UK @LittleNinjaUK]

@airqualitynews Children & babies in buggies can be exposed to 60% more #airpollution as closer to the exhaust pipe. The #RedDiesel used by refrigerated lorries produce even more #ToxicAir! These vehicles must not be allowed to idle next to kids i.e. waiting for a bus to/from school. #NO2idling