Jan, 2006 - 5 people decided to incorporate "Climate Change Balmain - Rozelle"

Feb, 2006 - Website development, formation of vision and mission.

April, 2006  - Letterboxed 10,000 postcards in the local area - launching CCBR, raising awareness on Climate Change, raising awareness on coal fired power and it's connection to greenhouse gases and promoting our inaugral fundraiser

May, 2006 - Ist monthly Newsletter. Informing locals on current news and activities about Climate Change. Each newsletter includes a letter to lobby politicians.

May 6, 2006  - Cool Change Curry Night Fundraiser. Over 100 people gathered for a very successful fundraiser dinner. Speakers Geoff Evans, Bev Smiles and Cate Faermann.

May 19, 2006 - Article in the SMH. Solar Sell: residents provide the energy to halt climate change. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/solar-sell-residents-provide-the-energy-to-halt-climate-change/2006/05/19/1147545529277.html

May, 2006 - Started a short regular news spot in the local school newsletters - outlining tips, facts, and upcoming events about Climate Change  - fortnightly

May, 2006 - local Balmain resident donates $40,000 worth of photovoltaic solar panels to be put onto local schools. (April, 2008 - still battling it out and wading through red tape to be allowed by the state authorities to do so!!)

June 5, 2006 - World Environment Day CCBR  joined others in supporting a colourful flotilla to occupy the world's largest coal exporting port – protest organised by Newcastle's Rising Tide.

June, 2006 - CCBR distributed fridge flyers to children at local primary schools. Flyers had 5 tips to reduce your electricity usage - plus asked people to lok at and record their KwH usage over 3 billing periods.

June 10, 2006 - CCBR attends Australian Premier of Al Gore's, An Inconvenient Truth. Sydney Film Festival and Creates a prescence outside the State Theatre after the movie.

June, 2006 - Local environmental auditor offers to do free energy audits for CCBR supporters.

August, 2006 - CCBR holds stalls weekly at local markets. The stalls have proforma letters to sign, petitions and information on reducing your carbon footprint plus general info about Global warming.

Sept. 5, 2006 - CCBR & The Glebe Society host a community screening of 'An Inconvenient Truth' at Norton St Cinema. Speaker: Julie-Anne Richards.

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