Our Mission
POW Australia helps our outdoor community protect the integrity of Australia’s unique alpine environment and lifestyle from climate change.
Protect Our Winters Australia is a passionate community of outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to advocate for policy solutions to climate change. We believe our fragile alpine ecosystem and our love for adventure amongst it, demands our participation in the fight to save it and everything it represents.
Join us to create a future where Australia’s alpine environment and the communities and businesses that depend on it still exist.
Our Changing Snowscapes Report
Climate Change Impacts and Recommendations for the Australian Alps
Commissioned by POW Australia, this report offers a comprehensive review of academic literature on current and projected climate change impacts on the Australian Alps – and introduces new, Australia-first modelling of these impacts on the ski industry.
The research highlights a series of interconnected effects on alpine tourism, regional communities, hydroelectricity, high country water flows to the Murray-Darling Basin, carbon sequestration, high country ecosystems, and First Nations impacts.
Complete with recommendations on how to response to the challenges our mountains are facing, this report is a must read for our industry and community.
POW Goes to Parliament with Helen Haines – POWcast Episode 7
Episode 7 of the POWcast takes a look inside the machine of political advocacy, reflecting upon POW Australia’s meetings with politicians. This episode features POW policy lead Sam Beaver, backcountry guide and MSC reporter Alex Parsons, and Helen Haines, independent member for Indi, a federal seat which contains almost all of Victoria’s ski resorts and mountain towns. Last year, as...
POWfest 2025 Panel Discussion – Helen Haines, Steve Belli, Ewen Silvester, Zoe Gray & Lily O’Neill
As climate change continues to alter our world, Australia’s alpine regions are feeling the effects firsthand. At a recent panel discussion hosted by Protect Our Winters (POW) Australia, passionate advocates, scientists, business leaders, and policymakers gathered to discuss the ongoing impacts of climate change on our mountains and the urgent actions needed to protect them. The conversation ranged from the...
POWfest 2025 Wrapped!
Protect Our Winters Australia recently partnered with Bright Brewery to co-host POWFest: Mountains, Music, Momentum – a festival focused on climate action and sustainability. On a lovely sunny Sunday, we were joined by Helen Haines MP, local community members, and other environmental nonprofits to discuss and raise awareness about the growing impact of climate change on our alpine communities. Market...
