Cam Walker
@camwalker.bsky.social
Campaigns co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth Melbourne, Australia.
Activist, mountain enthusiast, climber, skier, volunteer firefighter. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung country, Central Victoria.
Activist, mountain enthusiast, climber, skier, volunteer firefighter. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung country, Central Victoria.
The 2nd snow gum summit is happening next month on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne.
It will bring people together from across the Australian Alps, to address the threats facing these iconic landscapes we know & love.
Speakers program now launched.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/snow_gum_sum...
It will bring people together from across the Australian Alps, to address the threats facing these iconic landscapes we know & love.
Speakers program now launched.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/snow_gum_sum...
February 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The 2nd snow gum summit is happening next month on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne.
It will bring people together from across the Australian Alps, to address the threats facing these iconic landscapes we know & love.
Speakers program now launched.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/snow_gum_sum...
It will bring people together from across the Australian Alps, to address the threats facing these iconic landscapes we know & love.
Speakers program now launched.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/snow_gum_sum...
The monthy state wide CFA volunteers forum is happening at the Harcourt fire station. We heard from Tyrone, whose house burnt down, & the new remote area firefighting team.
Around 2,000 people have expressed interest in joining CFA since these recent fires.
Around 2,000 people have expressed interest in joining CFA since these recent fires.
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The monthy state wide CFA volunteers forum is happening at the Harcourt fire station. We heard from Tyrone, whose house burnt down, & the new remote area firefighting team.
Around 2,000 people have expressed interest in joining CFA since these recent fires.
Around 2,000 people have expressed interest in joining CFA since these recent fires.
Its completely wild that, according to this poll, ~40% of people in the USA think this is ok.
January 29, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Its completely wild that, according to this poll, ~40% of people in the USA think this is ok.
More than 2 weeks since the Fogartys Gap/ Harcourt fire and we're still getting flare ups. Very dirty, unglamorous work.
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 AM
More than 2 weeks since the Fogartys Gap/ Harcourt fire and we're still getting flare ups. Very dirty, unglamorous work.
I have a dream that someday someone will donate a 2nd hand ultralight tanker. I will gather a merry band of greenie firefighters & we will spend our days driving around fire grounds, pouring water on the grand old trees that are burning.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I have a dream that someday someone will donate a 2nd hand ultralight tanker. I will gather a merry band of greenie firefighters & we will spend our days driving around fire grounds, pouring water on the grand old trees that are burning.
We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 AM
We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.
After 3 very long days on the Fogarty's Gap/ Harcourt fire, we are being given a 2 day break, with strike teams from elsewhere covering for us.
Back to work tomorrow. Feel like there is a lot to process. Thankful for the many thousands of people out on the fireground & behind the scenes across VIC.
Back to work tomorrow. Feel like there is a lot to process. Thankful for the many thousands of people out on the fireground & behind the scenes across VIC.
January 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
After 3 very long days on the Fogarty's Gap/ Harcourt fire, we are being given a 2 day break, with strike teams from elsewhere covering for us.
Back to work tomorrow. Feel like there is a lot to process. Thankful for the many thousands of people out on the fireground & behind the scenes across VIC.
Back to work tomorrow. Feel like there is a lot to process. Thankful for the many thousands of people out on the fireground & behind the scenes across VIC.
day 3 on the fogartys gap/ Harcourt fire. still heaps of mopping up to do inside the fire footprint.
in good news it seems the southery wind has slowed the movement of the fire front on Leanganook.
in good news it seems the southery wind has slowed the movement of the fire front on Leanganook.
January 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
day 3 on the fogartys gap/ Harcourt fire. still heaps of mopping up to do inside the fire footprint.
in good news it seems the southery wind has slowed the movement of the fire front on Leanganook.
in good news it seems the southery wind has slowed the movement of the fire front on Leanganook.
Today's shift on the Fogarty's Gap fire was emotionally hard. We spent time going down streets to assess houses for damage. Walking around the ruins of someone's home, their loved gardens, their fruit trees, now all a tangled heap of metal & beams, is heartbreaking. Feeling sad for so much loss.
January 10, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Today's shift on the Fogarty's Gap fire was emotionally hard. We spent time going down streets to assess houses for damage. Walking around the ruins of someone's home, their loved gardens, their fruit trees, now all a tangled heap of metal & beams, is heartbreaking. Feeling sad for so much loss.
this fire is so sprawling and complex its hard to know whether we're getting on top of it. we were on strike team today and i assumed we'd be going somewhere else. freaky to fight a fire in the next town to us
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
this fire is so sprawling and complex its hard to know whether we're getting on top of it. we were on strike team today and i assumed we'd be going somewhere else. freaky to fight a fire in the next town to us
Definite End of the World vibes here. dark clouds, ravens and hawks weaving above us, weird swirling gusty wind. going to be a long night.
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Definite End of the World vibes here. dark clouds, ravens and hawks weaving above us, weird swirling gusty wind. going to be a long night.
I used to like HotShot Wakeup podcast - gives overview of fire in the USA. I stopped listening because of his unwillingness to mention the words 'climate change'.
Checked in - talked about 'record temps across USA, long season coming'. Even said 'you have to ask whats going on'. But same old denial.
Checked in - talked about 'record temps across USA, long season coming'. Even said 'you have to ask whats going on'. But same old denial.
January 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I used to like HotShot Wakeup podcast - gives overview of fire in the USA. I stopped listening because of his unwillingness to mention the words 'climate change'.
Checked in - talked about 'record temps across USA, long season coming'. Even said 'you have to ask whats going on'. But same old denial.
Checked in - talked about 'record temps across USA, long season coming'. Even said 'you have to ask whats going on'. But same old denial.
As of the end of March, the U.S. military had 1.32 million active-duty members. Greenland has around 57,000 people in Total.
I don't reckon this is the flex he thinks it is.
I don't reckon this is the flex he thinks it is.
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
As of the end of March, the U.S. military had 1.32 million active-duty members. Greenland has around 57,000 people in Total.
I don't reckon this is the flex he thinks it is.
I don't reckon this is the flex he thinks it is.
As we endure an epic heatwave this week, its good to remember who poured fuel on the global warming fire. They knew, we all knew. And now, here we are.
January 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
As we endure an epic heatwave this week, its good to remember who poured fuel on the global warming fire. They knew, we all knew. And now, here we are.
Now he's threatening Greenland and Colombia ....
(Cartoon: Mike Luckovich from the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
(Cartoon: Mike Luckovich from the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Now he's threatening Greenland and Colombia ....
(Cartoon: Mike Luckovich from the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
(Cartoon: Mike Luckovich from the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The fire that launched a campaign.
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The fire that launched a campaign.
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
At this point in the game, the editors at the Australian 'newspaper' are climate criminals. Betraying the country, betraying their kids. Shame on them.
December 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
At this point in the game, the editors at the Australian 'newspaper' are climate criminals. Betraying the country, betraying their kids. Shame on them.
An interesting report from @crikey.com.au
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
An interesting report from @crikey.com.au
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
Imagine how bad you would feel if your kids grew up to be someone like Trump. No heart, no emotional connection, no ability to display compassion. You would feel like an abject failure as a parent.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Imagine how bad you would feel if your kids grew up to be someone like Trump. No heart, no emotional connection, no ability to display compassion. You would feel like an abject failure as a parent.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
In JAN 2000, a handful of us, with only 3 vehicles, were setting up to stop this fire from impacting Dinner Plain in VIC.
A Large Air Tanker (LAT) was diverted. It basically saved the village.
That day I started paying attention to the fact that we lease in most of our LATs from North America.
A Large Air Tanker (LAT) was diverted. It basically saved the village.
That day I started paying attention to the fact that we lease in most of our LATs from North America.
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
In JAN 2000, a handful of us, with only 3 vehicles, were setting up to stop this fire from impacting Dinner Plain in VIC.
A Large Air Tanker (LAT) was diverted. It basically saved the village.
That day I started paying attention to the fact that we lease in most of our LATs from North America.
A Large Air Tanker (LAT) was diverted. It basically saved the village.
That day I started paying attention to the fact that we lease in most of our LATs from North America.
Was at a fire call, and looking out into a gorgeous creek valley with old red gums. Good to see our hazardous tree book also has a section on identifying cultural trees.
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Was at a fire call, and looking out into a gorgeous creek valley with old red gums. Good to see our hazardous tree book also has a section on identifying cultural trees.
In the Australian mountains, global heating is super charging fire seasons, making them longer & more intense. Fire sensitive communities are facing the prospect of collapse unless fire fighting adapts to these new conditions.
This shows how we can respond:
themountainjournal.com/2025/06/25/b...
This shows how we can respond:
themountainjournal.com/2025/06/25/b...
December 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In the Australian mountains, global heating is super charging fire seasons, making them longer & more intense. Fire sensitive communities are facing the prospect of collapse unless fire fighting adapts to these new conditions.
This shows how we can respond:
themountainjournal.com/2025/06/25/b...
This shows how we can respond:
themountainjournal.com/2025/06/25/b...
Shame on Andrew Bolt for writing this crap.
Shame on the Daily Telegraph for platforming this crap.
Shame on the paper's advertisers for paying for this crap.
Shame on the Daily Telegraph for platforming this crap.
Shame on the paper's advertisers for paying for this crap.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Shame on Andrew Bolt for writing this crap.
Shame on the Daily Telegraph for platforming this crap.
Shame on the paper's advertisers for paying for this crap.
Shame on the Daily Telegraph for platforming this crap.
Shame on the paper's advertisers for paying for this crap.
'To be clear, there are no simple solutions for the threat of wildfires amplifed by anthropogenic climate change.
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
'To be clear, there are no simple solutions for the threat of wildfires amplifed by anthropogenic climate change.
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...