On New Year's Day 2006, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Matthew Nott was on surf lifesaving patrol on Tathra Beach. It was the hottest day on record for Tathra and Dr Nott was reading 'The WeatherMakers" by Tim Flannery.

On 21st May 2006, Matthew Nott invited the community to join him in making a human sign on Tathra Beach - 3000 people wrote the words "Clean Energy for Eternity" along the sand, then the human sign dissolved and reformed as "Imagine".  A revolution was born.

On 21st August, 400 residents of the Bega Valley Shire met in the RSL Club to hear speakers on climate change. Chaired by Mayor Tony Allen, this meeting unanimously endorsed a motion setting targets of 50% reduction in energy and 50% adoption of renewable energy by 2020. The Clean Energy Working Group set up will report back to the Bega community in February 2007.

On 11th June, in the middle of a snowstorm, Matthew Nott and several hardy friends (including Julia Mayo-Ramsay from Eurobodalla) swam 6km across Lake Jindabyne to raise awareness of the need for action on climate change.

On 8th October, a human sign in Canberra brought a strong message from rural Australia to the nation's capital. This meeting forged strong links between concerned community members from across south-east NSW and the ACT.

On 13th November, Julia Mayo-Ramsay and others hosted a Clean Energy for Eternity meeting in the Moruya RSL. Despite rain and hail, 550 people turned out to unanimously support the adoption of 50/50 by 2020 targets for Eurobodalla.