Green Cross Australia is the
Australian affiliate of Green Cross International
founded by President Mikhail Gorbachev
Media Releases
The media release section is for journalists students and researchers who need the latest information on Green Cross’ activities. Feel free to contact us if you require images and further resources for publication.
 | Extreme Weather Heroes Wins Interactive Media Award04 Aug 2009 Green Cross Australia’s “Extreme Weather Heroes” campaign has won an “Outstanding Achievement” Interactive Media Award from the “Interactive Media Council”, a prestigious global network of web professionals based in New York.  |
 | Neighbourhood heroes launch into Greenfest22 Apr 2009 On Sunday morning, Green Cross Australia gives Brisbane families a chance to meet a few members of a new generation of heroes at a neighbourhood fair in Perrin Park, Taringa. |
 | Aussie youth called to become emergency volunteers19 Feb 2009 Young emergency volunteers have been actively involved in the brave fight against Victoria’s tragic fires and their aftermath - but the bulk of Australia’s 500,000 emergency volunteers are aging along with our population. As temperatures rise and rainfall records break, we need young Australia to rise to the challenge of protecting people, property, and the environment. |
 | Future-proof our extreme weather response12 Feb 2009 BRISBANE, February 12 2009 -26 year old VIC SES volunteer Ruby Haoucher reports via Twitter that she “is trying to put into words what she has experienced over the past few days.” She has been at the heart of the response to the tragic Victorian fires. |
 | Green Star Awards to honor leaders in environmental emergencies18 Nov 2008 The launch of the first Green Star Awards, organised by a triumvirate of leading international environmental and humanitarian agencies, aims to draw attention to the importance of efforts to reduce the impact of large-scale environmental emergencies. |
 | Citizens’ Panel calls for urgent action on sea level rise03 Sep 2008 While US and Caribbean citizens battle with the onslaught of Hurricane Gustav, a Citizens’ Panel of ordinary Australians concluded twelve weeks work on how to tackle sea level rise in the Asia Pacific by handing their recommendations to Howard Bamsey, Australia’s Special Envoy on Climate Change. |
 | Australians take action to keep their heads above water05 Aug 2008 Fourteen ordinary Australians, a panel of experts and an ambitious environmental organisation are tackling one of Australia’s key climate change issue – rising sea levels. As part of Riverfestival 2008, Green Cross Australia is holding the National People's Assembly Consensus Conference at Queensland State Library on 29 and 30 August to recommend a national response to rising sea levels. |
 | Call for Citizen's Panel04 Apr 2008 Green Cross Australia and Griffith University seek twelve members of the public to participate in Australia’s 2008 consensus conference: A People’s Assembly - Sea level rise and population displacement in the Asia Pacific. |
 | Green Cross opens its doors in Australia15 Jun 2007 The Green Cross, an environmental initiative founded by former Soviet leader Mikhael Gorbachev, opened its first Australian office in Brisbane yesterday. |
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