And you are invited to take part.

An organisation called GetUp! has arranged a Climate Torch relay from Hassans Walls lookout to Queen Elizabeth Park as part of a nation-wide campaign to focus even more attention on the impact and urgency of global warming.

A spokesman said that through GetUp! the community has an opportunity to show the nation’s leaders how important the issue is to the man and woman in the street.

“By taking part in this Australia wide campaign the people of Lithgow can show the rest of the country that we are prepared to stand up — and walk —for what we believe in,” she said.

Anyone who can’t make it to Hassans Walls for the start is welcome to join in anywhere along the route to the park.

The Climate Torch was designed by the same people who designed the Olympic Torch.

“It is solar and wind powered, just in case the pollies need a hint, and people power will get it to its final destination in Canberra,” she said,

Climate events coordinator Richie Merzien said Lithgow had been chosen to be part of the relay because of its unique environmental significance.

He said there had been simultaneous relay launches at Bondi Beach, Cairns, Hobart and in the Kimberlys on Monday.

He said GetUp! now has some 280,000 members across Australia.

The torch will arrive at Hassans Walls Lookout at four o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

It is due to be delivered at Parliament House, Canberra, on September 21.