Wendy Hee from Wauchope said she will be at Friday's climate change strike ini Port Macquarie because all people are trying to do is save the earth and look after trees, animals, water and air.
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Climate change advocates are optimistic about gaining community support for the Global Climate Strike this week.
On Friday, September 20, students, workers and community members around the globe will join together and strike for more action on climate change. The march coincides with the United Nations Emergency Climate Summit 2019 on September 23 in New York.
The strike in Port Macquarie will begin at the Glasshouse forecourt at 9am and end at Cowper MP Patrick Conaghan's office.
"It really isn't that hard," said Ms Hee.
"I'm really happy just to support these kids. To me, the kids are mobilizing and so should we. It's just a big wake-up call. It's global. What can we do, as everyday people, to make this planet a better place? It's our home," she said.
"We are involved in landcare, and it's really important to pull out weeds. I'm very conscious about saving water, and living a very simple, frugal life, and a connected life. We have to do this stuff together."
Amy Hubers from Pappinbarra said her biggest concern is biodiversity, and the future of our children.
"We need to make sure that the government wakes up, and tries to do as much as it can for the environment," said Ms Hubers, who is also planning to attend the global strike.
Theo Last, Ivy Moore and Patrick Rudd are three young leaders who were instrumental in the local Schools Strike 4 Climate.
"The general strike on Friday is to engage the whole community in fighting for more action on climate change," Patrick said.
Theo said it was encouraging that businesses and educational institutions have come out publicly and said workers and students will not be punished for striking.
Meanwhile Hastings residents are invited to join climate action groups on Friday to take a stand on what is now billed an environmental emergency. Climate groups are calling on council and businesses to allow their staff to attend.
Spokesperson for Climate Change Hastings, Harry Creamer, said news that billionaire co-founder of Australian tech company Atlassian, Mike Cannon-Brookes, is encouraging his staff to attend, raises the bar for local businesses.
"Mike Cannon-Brookes is one of Australia's most clever people," Mr Creamer said.
"He is a successful and wealthy entrepreneur and he absolutely gets it on climate change. He says it is a 'massive existential issue... humanity faces a climate change emergency... it's a crisis that demands leadership and action'.
"Mike says companies have a role to play in solving the climate crisis. Business leaders have to 'step up and try to solve this problem' in the absence of effective policy. Actually, he delivered an Ash Barty serve against the federal government for its lack of action on climate change, citing the continued rise in Australia's harmful greenhouse emissions."
Global climate strikes started in 2018, led by students inspired by teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
"We are running out of time to preserve a liveable climate for future generations. We demand action from our national, state and local council leaders - we must stop all new fossil fuel projects and make a fast transition to 100 per cent renewable energy," Mr Creamer said.
"There is an appalling vacuum of leadership at all levels of Australian, NSW, and local government on climate and energy.
"The climate strike is being held to demand real leadership."
