SYDNEY -- This is one way to make an arse out of the government.
This image taken by Cranky Curlew Productions at a beach in Queensland gives a powerful bums-up salute to the Australian government over its climate change stance.
The message from participants was clear: Prime Minister Tony Abbott, you've got your head in the sand.
George Hirst from Cranky Curlew told Mashable is the even hoped to highlight the way our leaders are ignoring a planetary emergency.
"People around the world are realising this more and more every day and yet Australia, in particular, is going totally backwards on this. It's just plain embarrassing and it makes us angry that our government has become so controlled by big coal and carbon polluting businesses," Hirst said. "We want to show them what we think of this stupidity so it's fitting that we 'salute' them with our butts in the air and our heads in the sand."
The event organised by the North Queensland Conservation Council created the #HeadsinSandSalute photograph to pay tribute to the lack of action on climate change by the Australian government. At least 80 people were involved in the different approach on Townsville’s main beach The Strand on Sunday.
"Together we must and we will win this fight to protect our planet, overcome the arrogance and ignorance of our leaders, and leave for our children a world as beautiful as the one that we have been honoured to enjoy," the conservation council wrote on its website.
Follow Townsville's lead and salute Oz Goverments' Climate Change achievements on Sunday #headsinsandsalute pic.twitter.com/wXMI5J2x5G— George Hirst (@crankycurlew) September 15, 2014
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Post by Viscount George Hirst.
@SirThomasWynne has to be the best protest ever :) #headsinsandsalute #peoplesClimate #townsville— LadyKimberley (@earthma23) September 22, 2014
Heads in the sand and a 'butt salute' - works both ways! http://t.co/zpLT28LcMV— George Hirst (@crankycurlew) September 22, 2014
The installation protest was part of international action over the weekend in a call for immediate climate change action. More than 300,000 people marched in New York City, while tens of thousands protested in Australian cities. More protests were held in Latin America, Europe and India.
OFFICIAL COUNT: 310,000 people marching for climate justice at #PeoplesClimate March! pic.twitter.com/YGLavoKQBV— People's Climate (@Peoples_Climate) September 21, 2014