Why am I running?
Emergency Service: police officer
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? I’m participating in the run to promote new and emerging ways to assist the earth and to secure a healthy future for our children. There are so many ways we can live smarter and healthier in this world, whether people believe in climate change or not, there are ways we can do things better and allow ourselves to have an ‘always thinking’ attitude.
Emergency Service: Firefighter, Country Fire Authority
“Why are you participating in the 6000 kilometre Run for a Safe Climate?” I am participating because I can no longer sit around and watch us destroy our planets enviroment. Our generation is one of the leading contributers to global warming and we have to change the way we do business and live at emergency speed. Australia has a proud history of raising to challenges and we are facing our biggest challenge ever. We need to harness the ANZAC Spirit and work together as a team to find a solution. We owe it to our children and the future generations to leave a place they can grow up in and enjoy as we have.
Emergency Service: police officer
“Why are you participating in the 6000 kilometre Run for a Safe Climate?” I was approached my close friends Pete and Dan Condon to participate in this great event. From what I was told it sounded like a trip of a life time and one that I could not refuse. I’ve also wanted to get out and see what Australia has to offer, and what better way to do it than this.
What do you hope to achieve through the run? Whilst I am participating in this run I am demonstrating my concern for the future of our country and environment. Along with many other participants we are able to help raise necessary awareness of the dramatic changes and consequences that climate change has.
Emergency Service: police officer
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? I grew up in a farming community in Country Victoria and have many friends still on the land. The last ten years for them has been brutal. I have watched the drought slowly choke small country towns to the brink of despair, both economically and socially. My grandfather farmed the land in an era when rainfall and the seasons were predictable. A drought may have occurred once in a decade as part of a natural cycle and only last for a year. This doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.
What do you hope to achieve through the run? I am hoping that the last ten years of dry weather is just another natural cycle but you can’t ignore science. Something needs to be done to stop the damage of global warming and this run is my way of raising awareness to a dire situation.
Emergency Service: police officer
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? When I was approached to do the run by a fellow runner and work colleague, my initial reaction was “that sounds like a good trip, what a great way to see the East Coast of Australia”. I knew very little about the steps that need to be taken in order for us to reverse the direction our climate is heading. Sure you read headlines in the paper about global warming and the disastrous effects they are having on the habitat, but if you were and I stress were like me, you will think what can I do about such a massive problem? Well in one two-hour talk on latest climate science, which was given by David Spratt (author, Climate Code Red) whilst on a team building exercise in Torquay, I learnt more than I ever have about the precarious predicament our beautiful planet is in. And I learnt that it is not a forgone conclusion that we are going to lose all that is great about the world as we know it, we can turn it around, it will not be a simple task but it is an achievable one.
What do you hope to achieve through the run? We just all have to act as one towards making ours a safe climate once again. I want future generations to be able to enjoy what we and previous generations have obviously taken for granted. As they say – The longest journey begins with the first step, pardon the pun. So the run for me is to get that message out there, to people like me, who do not realise how bad the situation actually is. Maybe once they hear what can be done they too will act and inform others. We must get the message and solutions out to as many people as we can.
Emergency Service: police officer
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? I love travelling and the outdoors. It has always concerned me the impact man is having on the environment. Run For Safe Climate is an exciting project to become involved in, given it allows a group of runners to work together to raise climate change awareness.
Emergency Service: Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? Global climate change is undoubtably the predominant concern for our wellbeing in the coming century. Some changes I’ve seen for myself; in Nepal, Alaska and here in Australia. It’s alarming and the solutions are daunting. As emergency service workers we have a unique relationship with our communities, in which we are charged with responding to catastrophy. In this case though, I’d like to be part of the process of prevention. The Run for a Safe Climate adds legitimate and credible voices to this issue.
What do you hope to achieve through the run? Personally, I’d be happy if my effort was able to change just one persons mind – provided that person was Senator Steve Fielding.
Emergency Service: Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? I am participating in Run for a Safe Climate to help promote awareness of the serious issues facing our planet and to learn about what we can do to minimise our impact on the environment
Emergency Service: Country Fire Authority, Victoria
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? My involvement in the run is to play a part in highlighting the solutions available to reverse the effects of climate change. I believe that we do have the ability to make a difference; to protect Australia and the other beautiful land of this earth. The future is definitely in our hands now, and some form of collective action is required.
What do you hope to achieve through the run? I am hoping that my actions and voice can be a part of that collective action. Having grown up in the outdoors, I am passionate about the wild and natural areas that are available to us. I have a love for the snow, remote alpine areas and the mountains. However, the effects of climate change can already be seen impacting on these sensitive alpine ecosystems. And it doesn’t stop there, as there are numerous other ecosystems that are showing the effects too! I am fortunate to have been able to experience these natural places. I would like this to continue, so that our future generations can experience the same wonders too!So get on board to be a part of the solution too.
Emergency Service: Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Why are you participating in the 6000-kilometre Run for a Safe Climate? more soon!
