The organisation Slap Tomorrow was launched in June 2013 with a forum to create awareness in the Shepparton Community on the developing climate change issue (see past projects). Slap Tomorrow has continued as an organisation dedicated to keeping the public of Shepparton aware of climate change .
Slap Tomorrow had a substantial influence leading up to Greater Shepparton Greater City Council’s declaring a climate emergency in March 2020
At its September 2024 meeting the members of Slap Tomorrow agreed to discontinue the Incorporated Body called 'Slap Tomorrow' but continue as an informal discussion and advocacy group.
The challenges associated with climate change continue to be a major issue that must be addressed by government bodies at all levels, and we are proud as an organisation to have played a small part in increasing public awareness.
David Karoly has served as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is a member of the faculty of the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne and a former board member of the Climate Change Authority. David visited Shepparton in November 2017. David presented to the Goulburn ValleyU3A Natural Resources group . For those who could not attend, or want to read the detail, a copy of presentation is available for download below. David spoke on 'climate change and food' at the cooking for a better future dinner in the evening. On Saturday 11 November David attended the Beneath the Wisteria group in the Maude Street Mall and answered questions from members of the general public.