Cairns joins Earth Hour 2008 Saturday March 29th 8-9PM
Cairns City Council, Douglas Shire Council, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Ergon and the Cairns Post have all got behind Earth Hour 2008 in recognition of the need to show leasership in our community on the issue of climate change. Earth Hour is an event founded by WWF Australia and was launched in 2007 in Sydney, where participants turned off their lights for an hour between 8-9pm on the day. This year a growing number of cities, organisations, companies and individuals are getting behind the event in an expression of support for meaningful action on climate change.
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