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Food Co-op & Cafe

Check out our Collingwood Food Co-op and Cafe | An active community space where cooks, coordinators, volunteers and customers support ethical food production and choose waste reducing alternatives.
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A history of achievements

Since 1973 radical activists have been affecting real change under the banner of Friends of the Earth.
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Forests: restoration & climate resilience, beyond logging.

FoE’s Forests Collective is responding to emerging climate threats to Victoria’s ecosystems and biodiversity. Our Alpine campaign has highlighted the risk of ecological collapse in alpine ash forests and snow gum woodlands,...
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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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Energy Justice

Energy Justice is about the future we want to see beyond fossil fuels: a socially just energy system that serves communities and the environment instead of corporate profit.
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Nuclear-Free Collective

Australia is the third biggest uranium miner in the world. By joining forces with Traditional Custodians, we can stop the toxic nuclear chain at the source and protect people and the environment.
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Strzelecki Koala Action Team

Australia's iconic koala is in serious trouble. But communities are taking action to safeguard Victorian koala populations through research, surveys and mapping.
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Sustainable Cities

Public Transport is for Everyone. A fast, frequent, and connected electric bus network would connect our communities to the vital services we all rely on, without the need for a car!
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Yes2Renewables

Australia’s ageing coal and gas plants are fuelling the climate crisis. But a rapid transition to 100% renewable energy will cut polluting greenhouse gas emissions and create thousands of good jobs.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Friends of the Earth welcomes Jaclyn Symes as new Victorian Minister for Energy and Climate

August 04, 2026

  Friends of the Earth welcomes the appointment of Jaclyn Symes as the state’s new Minister for Energy, Climate and Environment, saying her appointment as a senior minister maintains Victoria’s leadership position at a critical time for climate and energy policy in the leadup...

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Is Metolachlor the Biggest Pesticide Risk to Victorian Waterways?

August 04, 2026

Recent information obtained by Friends of the Earth via Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to Victorian water authorities reveal that the herbicide Metolachlor was detected over 110 times in 30 water supplies between 2017 and 2025 with an average detection level of 0.05µg/L (mean...

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MEDIA RELEASE: Citizen Science to Track Snow Gum Health Across Australian Alps This August

August 04, 2026

3 Aug 2026 KEY FACTS Citizen science events at 20 + locations across Australia's High Country to take place this August. Popular locations include Mt Hotham (for the Australian Backcountry Festival August 29 & 30), Mt Buller and Thredbo. Snow Gum woodlands face ecological...

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