Interview: John Brinnard - A quiet, considered man who cares about justice and the climate, but who is remote from the radical activist image portrayed by climate deniers

John Brinnard lives in a wonderful place just west of Yandina on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, in a lush piece of forest you could never imagine burning, but after a long, dry spell, that's exactly what happened - bushfire!

Was that attributable to climate change? John, in his quiet and considered manner, didn't jump to that conclusion, but he had never seen the bush near his home so dry before or after.

John is big on people giving themselves agency through involvement with others concerned about climate issues, and so he has supported "Rising Tide" playing an active role in the group's protests at the Port of Newcastle.

He is also involved with the "Urgent Climate Action Network Sunshine Coast ".