Future Sooner
Future Sooner was created in 2020 to investigate and raise public awareness of the environmental and human health impacts of the coal-fired power stations located on the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Valley region.
Future Sooner
The vision of Future Sooner has always been to have these old, dirty polluting power stations permanently shut down on time and replaced with renewable energy.
The group lobbies MPs, holds events, writes submissions, participates in elections, has a facebook page and holds meetings via zoom every three weeks.
It is committed to working towards a clean energy future on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie.
The group ran a successful campaign that resulted in the Environmental Protection Authority of NSW (EPA) capping the toxic emissions coming from the Vales Point coal-fired power station that contributes to over 650 children on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie having asthma.
It is now working with Regional health to monitor air quality and has a plan to replace coal and provide more jobs in renewable energy, reduce energy bills and make the Central Coast the tourist destination of Choice.
During the past two years Future Sooner has hosted the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxicity at a community meeting to discuss the health impacts of the local coal-fired power stations. This was one of only three destinations visited by the Rapporteur and had a major influence on his final report –
It has since hosted a community meeting with the CEO of the EPA and, in August this year, held a ground breaking Citizens Inquiry into the health impacts of the pollution from coal-fired power plants and their toxic ash dams.
Future Sooner collaborates and works with community NGOs on the Central Coast. If you would like to be part of the movement, meet interesting people, bounce ideas and get your teeth into campaigns that will build the future of the Central Coast, join Future Sooner.
Contact: futuresoonernsw@gmail.com
