Author Archives: Ben Latham

Jan 31

Listening to what matters

Feedback to the 2023 Measuring What Matters Statement

Jan 17

Feeling the Heat

FLAGSHIP RESEARCH | The ways heatwaves are hurting Victorians doing it tough

Jan 13

Adapting to the scorching summers ahead

Extreme heat is a major killer we should all be thinking about and planning for.

Jul 11

Targeting fairness: Victoria’s emissions reduction target

The Victorian Government's emissions reduction target is a number with a lot riding on it.

May 23

Fair and fast action for a safer climate

Submission on Victoria’s emissions reduction target for 2035

May 2

Comfortable, safe and saving money

Our views on 'adding home energy rating assessments' to the Victorian Energy Upgrades Program

Mar 16

Victorian renters deserve solar equality

Should the clean energy revolution only be for the benefit of the already well-off? We think not.

Mar 9

Melbourne needs a treechange

ANALYSIS The Victorian Government is being urged to plant more trees and build more parks in Melbourne’s west. Green spaces

Nov 19

An equitable decade of climate change action

Our input to Sustainability Victoria’s organisational strategy for 2021-30

Sep 8

Collaboration is key in emergencies

Disaster management has become a more familiar concept for more Victorians over the last couple of years.

Aug 6

Adapting the community sector

VCOSS feedback on the Health and Human Services Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan

Every risk needs addressing

VCOSS feedback on the Education and Training Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan

Jun 2

Feeling the Heat

FLAGSHIP RESEARCH | The ways heatwaves are hurting Victorians doing it tough

Apr 22

Breathing easy, living well

Submission to the Inquiry into Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Victoria

Jan 29

New Activities Consultation

VCOSS Submission to the Victorian Energy Upgrades

Nov 4

Submission to the Inquiry into Environmental Infrastructure for Growing Populations

Green space improves health and wellbeing but its distribution across Victoria is inequitable.

May 5

Loneliness in the time of COVID

You’d probably expect the lockdown to lead to a spike in loneliness. And you’d be right, in part.

Apr 13

What household lockdown might mean for different kinds of households

Every household is different, and self-isolation rules will hit some harder than others.

Feb 17

Energy upgrade targets – putting low-income households first

No matter what, people who are struggling shouldn’t be left behind on energy upgrades.

Feb 7

Submission to the Victorian Energy Upgrades Targets Consultation

Energy efficiency upgrades reduce household energy bills and can make houses healthier and more comfortable.