Adelaide Climate Action Week — LAUNCH

Something big is coming to South Australia — and we want you in the room.

Adelaide Climate Action Week (ACAW) is South Australia's inaugural community-led climate festival, taking place 27 July – 2 August 2026 across Adelaide and beyond. This is the official public launch — and your invitation to get involved from the ground up.

Join founders, community leaders, and key guest speakers as we officially unveil ACAW: what it is, why it matters, and what a week-long, whole-of-society climate festival means for South Australia right now.

At the launch you'll hear about:

• What Adelaide Climate Action Week is and how it came to be

• South Australia's place in the national and global climate story

• The five action areas shaping the week: Learn, Care, Use Wisely, Restore, and Be Ready

• What a community-led, decentralised climate festival actually looks like in practice

• How ACAW centres climate justice — including First Nations and Pacific Island voices

And most importantly — how you can be part of it.

We're actively looking for people and organisations who want to:

• Host an event during ACAW (big or small, ticketed or free, any format)

• Offer a venue in the CBD or beyond

• Volunteer and help shape the week

• Partner with us to make it happen

No fully formed plan needed — just a spark of interest is enough. We'll walk you through everything.

Adelaide Climate Action Week is a community-led initiative co-founded by Jen St Jack and Mark Rowland as part of the Heaps Good COP movement. It exists to bring communities, organisations, and government together in a shared moment of climate action, storytelling, and ambition.

Questions? Get in touch at collaborate@acaw.com.au