Doctors for the Environment Australia

17/02/2026

A simple, effective way doctors can play an active role in responding to the health emergency of climate change is by walking the walk with their money through ethical investment.

DEA member Dr Rob Ferris writes more in this opinion piece for AusDoc 👇

17/02/2026

WEBINAR TOMORROW: Ethical use of finances to save our planet.

Our webinar will discuss both divestment and shareholder activism, showing how we can use our money to be a force of good. We will also look at the bigger picture of how financial decisions shape global decision-making.

Register here 👇

Healthy Planet, Healthy People

16/02/2026

💰Your investments hold more power than you might realise.

If you bank with the big four banks, your money may be supporting coal, oil and gas projects that damage the environment, heat the planet and harm our health.

Choosing where we put our money makes a big difference. Divesting money from toxic fossil fuels is a powerful way people can help protect our climate and our health.

💡To learn more, register for our upcoming ‘Healthy Investment’ Webinar.

Event details:
🗓️ Wednesday, Feb 18th 2026
⏰ 7:30pm-9:30pm AEDT
🔗 Register via the link in the comments below 👇

13/02/2026

WEBINAR: Using finances to save our planet.

Money not only makes the world go around, it's a powerful way to save our planet.

Choosing where we put our money makes a big difference. There are lots of simple things we can do, like switching our bank accounts from banks that invest in coal, oil, and gas, to ones that don't. We can do the same thing with our insurance, superannuation or any investments we might have.

Our webinar will discuss both divestment and shareholder activism, showing how we can use our money to be a force of good.

Register here: https://www.dea.org.au/afterhours_webinar_healthy_investment

12/02/2026

Idle Off is parents and doctors working together to protect kids’ health by switching engines off at school and childcare drop-off zones.

Find out about our latest campaign and take the pledge to at the link in bio or https://www.parentsforclimate.org/idle_off

12/02/2026

DEA Member A/Prof Vicki Kotsirilos AM spoke with the Eastern Melburnian, about the mental and physical health impacts of bushfires 👇

11/02/2026

Following our recent farewell to Board Chair Professor Nicholas Talley, we are pleased to announce the newly elected members of the Doctors for the Environment Australia Board.

Please join us in congratulating Dr Sarah Koffman and Shaila Dube on their election to the board.

We’re also delighted to announce that Dr Kimberly Humphrey and A/Prof Angie Bone will be stepping up as Co-Chairs of the Board.

We extend our sincere thanks to outgoing treasurer Dr Caroline MacCullum for her dedication and service to our organisation. Farewell Caroline, we wish you the very best!

To learn more about our Board members, head to our website: https://www.dea.org.au/our_people

11/02/2026

Today, we acknowledge and thank our outgoing Board Chair, Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley, for his outstanding leadership and extraordinary contribution to Doctors for the Environment Australia.

Nick’s wisdom, integrity, and generosity have been instrumental in shaping the organisation, and we are deeply grateful for everything he has done.

Thank you, Nick. We'll miss you.

09/02/2026

Research shows that traffic-related emissions significantly increase childhood asthma rates in Australia, especially near schools and childcare centres.

'Idle Off' is a simple, proven way communities are tackling this issue. By encouraging drivers to switch off their engines while waiting, parents and educators are already improving air quality and protecting children’s health - together.

Learn more about the Idle Off movement by attending the official online launch event tomorrow, Tuesday 10th Feb, 8pm AEDT.

Hear from doctors, parent champions, and schools who are already making this work in their communities. You’ll leave knowing exactly how to bring Idle Off to your own school or childcare and how to be part of a growing parent movement for clean air.

Register here 👇

Most parents assume school and childcare gates are safe places for kids. Few realise they are often some of the most polluted with car exhaust sitting right at children’s breathing height while their lungs are still developing. The pollution is invisible, but the health impacts are real.

06/02/2026

Our oceans are dying. Our land is burning. And without urgent climate action, it will only get worse.

How much more devastation will it take before our leaders put human and environmental health before climate polluters?

05/02/2026

Most parents assume school and childcare gates are safe places for kids. Few realise they are often some of the most polluted with car exhaust sitting right at children’s breathing height while their lungs are still developing. The pollution is invisible, but the health impacts are real.

Idle Off is a simple, proven way communities are changing that. By encouraging drivers to switch off their engines while waiting, parents and educators are already improving air quality and protecting children’s health - together.

Join Parents for Climate and Doctors for the Environment Australia for the national launch of Idle Off. Hear from doctors, parent champions, and schools who are already making this work in their communities.

You’ll leave knowing exactly how to bring Idle Off to your own school or childcare and how to be part of a growing parent movement for clean air.

This isn’t about blame - it’s about community leadership, small actions, and big collective impact.

Because every child deserves to breathe clean air.

📆 Tuesday, 10th February, 8pm AEDT
🔗 Register here: https://www.parentsforclimate.org/idle_off_webinar

05/02/2026

🌡️ The heat we have been experiencing recently is NOT normal. Yes, Australia has always been a hot and dry country - but it’s getting rapidly hotter and drier due to human-caused climate change.

A better future is still possible, if our leaders act now. To protect the health of the Australian people, the federal government must commit to leaving fossil fuels in the ground and rapidly increase our investment in renewables.