From the Boxing Day Test to footy finals fever. From early mornings paddling out at breaks around the country to park runs in hundreds of cities and towns.

But the climate crisis and Australia’s intensifying extreme weather is threatening the sports and country we love.  

We’ve seen Australia’s extreme weather become even more extreme. Outrageous temperatures at the Australian Open have forced early retirements and bushfire smoke has seen training and matches, including BBL, cancelled for safety. But it’s our local clubs that are most feeling the heat.

Dramatically rising insurance premiums to protect against expanding fire and flood risk are eating into budgets and prolonged droughts are seeing grounds become unusable and, in some cases, entire seasons being cancelled.

Sport’s future is more uncertain than ever, but its power has never been more important.

Australians have always punched above our weight on the world stage and it’s time to do it on climate. To safeguard the games we love for generations to come, we must halve our emissions by 2030 and get to net-zero by 2050.