All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific

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    Violette Snow

    “I decided to get involved with Greenpeace after I started meeting people who were working there and they talked about how much they loved it and the brilliant campaigns they were working on – like REenergise which got over 20 of Australia’s biggest companies to switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2025.”

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    John Collingridge

    "During the gift that is this life, I have been awed at the majesty and beauty of landscapes, trees, oceans and sea shores; marvelled at the variety and wonder of all the companion creatures who I have had the privilege to observe; and, over time, become aware, that our fellow creatures, especially mammals, share very…

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    Caroline McDaid

    “I have vivid memories of completing a school project at age 10 on environmental threats and using Greenpeace as a source of information and inspiration. Some of these battles have been won which gives me great courage about the fight to address climate change that we have on our hands right now.”

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    Denise Aldous

    “My decision to include Greenpeace in my will is a very personal one. My late mother was a pretty strident opponent of so-called “scientific whaling” and my recently passed brother donated regularly to Greenpeace to support their work in protecting the Great Barrier Reef. It is in their names that I took over my brother’s…

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    Harry Johnson

    “From my early twenties I saw Greenpeace to be a unique environmental organisation as Greenpeace only accepts donations from individuals. Greenpeace accepts no donations from powerful business interests or from governments. Few people, other than Greenpeace supporters, appear to realise how this unique feature differentiates Greenpeace from other worthy environmental groups.”

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  • Landscape in Western Australia. © Lewis Burnett / Greenpeace
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    As WA Temperatures Smash Records, Woodside’s Gas Plans To Worsen Extreme Heat: Greenpeace AP

    An approval of fossil giant Woodside Energy’s plans for the Burrup Hub gas project - Australia’s biggest climate threat - would only exacerbate extreme heat in WA, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast yet another heatwave for Perth with Friday and Saturday expected to reach a top of 41C. “Heatwaves and extreme…

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  • David Ritter CEO Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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    David Ritter

    David Ritter is the CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. He leads the talented and determined team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific on the mission to secure an Earth capable of nurturing life in all of its magnificent diversity.

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  • Kate Smolski – Greenpeace Australia Pacific Program Director
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    Kate Smolski

    Kate Smolski is the Program Director of Greenpeace Australia Pacific where her responsibilities encompass the planning, design and delivery of GPAP's program of campaigns, communications, actions, investigations and field activities.

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  • Rae Bainteiti - Pacific Political Coordinator
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    Rae Bainteiti – Pacific Political Coordinator

    A dedicated advocate for environmental and social justice from Fiji, he works to address the impacts of phosphate mining on Banaba Island, focusing on human rights, policy reforms for indigenous peoples, and sustainable development for the Banaban community. He strives to raise awareness of the socio-environmental consequences of mining and promote the restoration of Banaban…

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  • Luke Edwards - Greenpeace Australia Pacific Fundraising and Technology Director
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    Luke Edwards

    Luke leads our devoted Fundraising and Technology department and joined Greenpeace in 2016 after stints at Amnesty International, Fairfax Media and The Guardian. He is passionate about people working together to create positive change and make a green and peaceful future.

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