South-west councils, MPs say no to declaring a climate emergency ahead of climate strike

By Kyra Gillespie
Updated September 17 2019 - 5:11pm, first published 4:00pm
Strike out: Member for Wannon Dan Tehan says no to declaring climate strike and said students should not skip school to protest. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Strike out: Member for Wannon Dan Tehan says no to declaring climate strike and said students should not skip school to protest. Picture: Rob Gunstone

A local push to get south-west councils to declare a climate emergency appears to have fallen on deaf ears, with all councils and elected members of parliament refusing to make the formal declaration.

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