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.
Meet The Candidates
2020 City of Greater Shepparton Elections
In September 2020 SLAP Tomorrow invited each of the candidates in the City of Greater Shepparton Council Elections to participate in a short interview . The aim is to introduce candidates to the general public and seek their views on key issues. The questions asked are shown below. There is also a pdf file with the text of each question. Click here for background of the questioners. The published information about each candidate in the order they appear on the ballot paper will be shown below when it becomes available. For those candidates that wanted to participate, we have included a short video recorded by the candidate in response to the question posed.
The questions
Barbara Brown candidate background
Emily Minotti-Watson 2030 emissions
Tom Saxton - Urban sprawl
Seb Wright - public transport
The Candidates
Candidates are shown in the ballot paper order below. Click on the 'PDF' file to see the candidate statement that appears on the VEC website. Where available click the video response to the four questions above. Also the Rob Mclean 'climate conversation' podcast of the candidates . Click on the blue hyperlink below to go to a specific candidate.
Kim O'Keefe
Allan Turner
Zahra Haydar Big
Geoff Dobson
Gregory JAMES
Seema Abdullah
Rob Priestly
Sam Spinks
Dinny Adem
Shelley Sutton
Andrew Bock
Anthony Brophy
Royden James
Ben LADSON
Shane Sali
Steve Neff
Fern Summer
Kim O'KEEFFE
Allan Turner
Zahra Haydar Big
Geoff Dobson
Gregory JAMES
