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Act on Climate

Act on Climate is organising alongside community members across Victoria to design place-based climate adaptation initiatives that centre climate justice outcomes. AoC continues to campaign for adequate, ongoing state-government funding for proactive...
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FoE reaction to the VIC bushfire inquiry report

September 30, 2026

The summer of 2025/26 saw terrible fires burn across Victoria. Approximately 440,000 hectares of land was burnt, 451 homes were destroyed, and there were huge economic impacts and loss of wildlife and farm animals.   In response, the Victorian parliament announced an Inquiry, to...

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MEDIA RELEASE: Bus improvements welcome, but Melbourne's West needs better connections

September 21, 2026

The bus service improvements announced for 4 October are welcome, but Melbourne’s west needs greater investment in a fast, frequent network that makes everyday journeys easier. Mt Atkinson resident Jaksha Shah said frequent, direct bus connections would give residents more independence and better access...

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Critical minerals mine threatens food production in Gippsland

September 21, 2026

In the long campaign to gain a ban on the process of Fracking (a destructive drilling process to extract fossil gas from the ground), a key argument used was that as a densely populated state that is heavily reliant on intensive agriculture, there was...

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