News & Stories

It’s been a huge day! We’ve been on national news, seen a shake up of Australia’s biggest polluter and put the concerns of the health community front and centre of the climate and energy...

Bronwyn McDonald is Healthy Futures' new Energy Transition Campaigner, charged with driving the change from using polluting fossil fuels to renewable energy to help protect public health and our climate. Based on Awabakal & Worimi Land (Newcastle,...

Media Release, 28 October 2022.  Licence to pollute given end date: Vales Point exemption still questioned by health group Healthy Futures, one of Australia’s leading health and climate change advocacy groups, still has public...

Healthworkers across Victoria are taking action online today to demand stronger commitments from their state's decision makers. This follows a day of action outside Victoria's Parliament House last month where an open letter signed...

Media Release: Health Workers Take Action at State Parliament Wednesday 21 September, Melbourne At 12.30pm today, doctors, nurses and health workers will assemble at Victoria’s Parliament House, on the last sitting day before the election,...

Dr Suzanne Deed is a  General Medical Practitioner, Psychotherapist and Family therapist based in South Gippsland, VIC. As a GP working in the Latrobe Valley for many years it was her observation that there was an increase...

There is a lot of talk about renewable energy targets, but which Australian states and territories are walking the talk and making 100% renewables by 2030 targets? 

Dr Malcolm Mckelvie is GP based in Yarragon in West Gippsland, VIC. He has seen first-hand the impacts that burning fossil fuels have had on his local community, both in terms of illnesses like asthma...

Bree Taylor is Healthy Futures' Organiser, working on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land. She is passionate about working with people, as "they listen to other people more than governments". 

Dr Scott Abbinga is a committed volunteer with Healthy Futures, heading up our Physicians group. He also is an infectious disease registrar currently working at Monash Health in Melbourne and has recently treated a patient...