Climate News: From Shepparton to Ukraine and Gaza the fossil fuel challenges continue
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The then deputy mayor of the City of Greater Shepparton, Cr Seema Abdullah (pictured) used her casting vote in 2020 to see the municipality endorse and embrace a climate emergency.
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