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Free webinar: “Is Nuclear Power the Solution to Climate Change?” 

July 8, 2026

Hosted by Friends of the Earth Adelaide
 
Thursday 30 July, 6:30pm – 7:46pm Adelaide time (7pm AEST)
 
Why is nuclear power still being heavily promoted in Australia despite its clear rejection by the Australian electorate in the 2025 federal election?
 
Speakers include Dr Paul Dorfman live from the UK, Dr Jim Green of FOE Australia, Dr Margie Beavis, Medical Association for the Prevention of War, and Wendy Farmer of Voices of the Valley and 7 Regions against Peter Dutton’s nuclear reactors.
 
This webinar is part of the Adelaide Climate Action Week festival July 27 – August 2. The whole week’s program is available here https://my.acaw.org.au/program
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Free powerful documentary about the global legacy of nuclear testing

July 8, 2026

Australian Premiere: ‘Our Planet, The People, My Blood’ documentary
Thu, 23 Jul, 10am – 12pm ACST
The Mercury
13 Morphett St, Adelaide SA 5000
 
 
Tickets are free – but registration essential. Numbers strictly limited to venue capacity.
 
ICAN Australia is honoured to be bringing the Australian premiere of the award-winning documentary ‘Our Planet, The People, My Blood’, a powerful documentary about the global legacy of nuclear testing, to Adelaide this month!
 
ICAN are thrilled and lucky to be joined by UK film director Daniel Everitt-Lock, as well as The Hon Melissa Parke, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Plus more speakers to be announced!
 
This documentary follows Alan Owen, descendant of an Atomic Soldier, as he fights for nuclear testing victims’ rights worldwide. Following his journey through global accounts, he challenges the UK Ministry of Defence in a landmark case seeking recognition and features testimony from communities. The film also includes other nuclear survivors, including Jeremy Lebois from Oak Valley, near Maralinga, South Australia.
 
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FOE Adelaide Submission on Roxby Downs Indenture Act

June 7, 2026

FOE Adelaide Submission to the Select Committee on Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) (Amendment of Indenture) Amendment Bill 2026 
Summary: This brief submission covers Community concern over the Bill’s rushed inadequate process, extended legal privileges to BHP interests, toxic mining waste, Traditional Owner rights, and continued threats to Mound Springs & Great Artesian Basin waters.
Note that notice of the callout for submissions was 22 May and closed on 1 June which was grossly inadequate for democracy to be fulfilled.
Refer to our brief submission here.
Roxby Downs Indenture Act 2026 copy

Adelaide FoE Notes, Clean Futures, Nuclear

FoE Adelaide AGM Saturday Nov 15th, 2pm

November 10, 2025

Our AGM is at the Minor Works Building Community Centre at 2pm on Saturday, November 15th.
[The Minor Works Building is at 22 Stamford Ct, Adelaide —
there is a wide path leading to the centre between 50 and 52 Sturt Street]

Non-members are welcome.

Agenda

2pm – videos and discussion on AUKUS nuclear submarines
David Noonan and Jim Green will be present for the discussion.
See
 ‘AUKUS nuclear waste targets SA’ a new 2-page Briefer, with Calls on all SA politicians (Federal & State) and candidates for the SA State Election on 21st March to declare their positions on storage of AUKUS nuclear waste in SA, and a Call for full disclosure on the Federal Gov’s ongoing nuclear waste storage siting review ‘process’.“The people and environment of South Australia must be protected from Federal imposed storage of AUKUS High-Level nuclear waste”

Brief by David Noonan Independent Environment Campaigner 9 Nov 2025 here.

3.15pm – AGM – reports from officebearers, election of new Admin & Strategy Collective.
3.45pm close
Zoom – please RSVP for  link
Tea, coffee and snacks provided
We’d love to have some new people join us on the Admin & Strategy Collective.
We meet mainly via zoom, and occasionally at a cafe in the city, at mutually convenient times.
Please come along and help us make quorum.
RSVP and enquiries: Robyn Wood, Secretary adelaide.office@foe.org.au or 0423 219 096

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please help with a fast and furious EPA action

January 26, 2024

Hi FOE members and friends.
Remember how upset you were last year when the Environmental Protection Agency amendments for Environmental Standards were not voted on in Parliament?
We need you to use that energy for good and put pressure on Labor MPs and Senators to pass these environmental amendments in the February sitting of Parliament (weeks starting 3/2 and 10/2).
The Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) have mobilised their members to make calls to MPs and Senators next week. LEAN are inviting the environmental movement community to call their Labor MPs and Labor Senators as well, to show the widespread community support for the EPA amendments. We need to make the calls between 9am and 5pm Tuesday 28/1 to Friday 31/1.
Please take up this invitation to take this strong action for the environment. If you have a Labor MP, please make 5 calls to both them and the four SA Labor Senators. If you don’t have a Labor MP, please make 4 calls to each of the 4 Labor Senators.
If you chose to call and speak to the politician’s staffer, please be polite but clear about why you want the parliamentarian to take action. Each call should take less than 5 minutes, but is a powerful way you can let MPs and Senators know that their constituents are watching.
Phone numbers are below, and a suggested script is attached..
Please feel free to contact me if you need more information on 0423 219 096. It would be good if you could send me a quick email to let me know who you have called and what they have said.
Thanks for your support!
regards
Robyn Wood
0423 219 096

Steve Georganas

MP Adelaide

(08) 8269 2433

Louise Miller-Frost

MP Boothby

(08) 8374 0511

Mark Butler

MP HIndmarsh

(08) 8241 0190

Matt Burnell

MP Spence

(08) 8258 6300

Tony Zappia

MP Makin

(03) 9534 8126

Don Farrell

Senator

(08) 8231 8400

Penny Wong

Senator

(08) 8212 8272

Karen Grogan

Senator

(08) 8269 6022

Marielle Smith

Senator

(08) 8340 0444

Here’s the  script for the EPA ES Blitz

Adelaide FoE Notes, Clean Futures, Environmental Law