Contact your MP to influence climate policy

• Write to, call or meet your local MP (federal or state) once a month about a climate issue you care about
• Keep it local, personal and to one issue, with one clear ask
• Follow up if you don’t hear back
• Snap a screenshot of your sent email or letter to log this pledge. Crop out your address and phone number.

Individual action matters. But plenty of what shapes our climate, from public transport to how we protect bushland, gets decided in parliament. MPs can only weigh up what they hear, and between elections that’s often whoever speaks up.

Here’s the thing: most of us want action. In the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll, 84% of Australians said global warming should be addressed, either by starting now (49%) or gradually with low-cost steps (35%). That support only counts if the people making decisions hear it.

You won’t be doing it alone. Climate Writers, a volunteer-run, non-partisan community, says its 400+ members have sent more than 800 personalised letters to politicians. Talking to your representative is your right, and it’s how democracy is meant to work.

Because protecting the places we play means the people making the calls hear from the people who play there. 💙

• Find your federal MP: Pop your suburb or postcode into the AEC’s electorate finder. It shows your electorate and your member in the House of Reps. Then search their name on the Parliament of Australia site for contact details. Each MP chooses how they want to be contacted.
• Don’t forget your state MP: Public transport, conservation and the environment are big state responsibilities. Your state or territory electoral commission can tell you which state electorate you’re in. And your senators represent your whole state, so they’re fair game too.
• Lead with local: Say up front that you live in their electorate. Mention your suburb, your club, or the trail or beach you care about. You’re the person they’re there to represent.
• One page, one issue, one ask: Use your own words, not a copy-paste template. Share how the issue affects you, back it with a fact or two, then ask for one specific thing, like raising it with the minister, asking a question in Parliament or meeting with you.
• Pick your channel: Email is quick, but busy offices get flooded. A letter usually gets a written reply, though it can take weeks. A call to the electorate office is great for topical issues, and staff pass local feedback on. A face-to-face meeting carries the most weight. Book at least a week ahead, outside sitting weeks.
• Keep it kind and party-neutral: Be polite and factual, skip the exaggeration, and thank them for anything they’ve already done. Every MP needs to hear it, whatever their party.
• Follow up: No reply after a month? Give the office a call and ask. Friendly and persistent wins.
• Write together: Climate Writers runs monthly sessions in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth with topics and help to get you started. Already a regular? Ask for a meeting, or rope in a few club mates from the same electorate to write too.