flooding on the Yea River - what impacts on North South pipe?
The North South pipe is now laid but anti pipe sentiment remains strong in rural Victoria. Melbourne continues to have other options to meet it's water needs - the Goulburn River does not.
Watershed Victoria still campaigning on the Desal plant
In recent weeks Watershed Victoria and supporters have raised the major financial backing of the desal plant in Wonthaggi by Westpac and the National Australia Bank
real food group public forum
Guest speaker James Warner will talk about his experience working for large food processing companies and why he now has a focus on corporate sustainability. Oct 6.
Zero emissions homes within reach
In the wake of Victoria’s warmest and driest winter on record, environment groups today called for new building standards to reduce emissions and water use, and to help the state’s homes and families cope with future temperature and price shocks.
Film screening and discussion on the ‘nuclear comeback’
Screening of new documentary Uranium: Is it a Country?
Followed by discussion with Jim Green, National Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth.
Thursday 1 October.
Victorian Government's Climate Change Green Paper
Premier Brumby has released the first stage of the Victorian Government’s plan - their Climate Change Green Paper. There is an opportunity to tell the government what you expect them to do on the question of climate change.
Submissions are due by September 29.
Morwell hears how we can make the switch
Clean Energy or Coal? Is the question being posed to residents of Victoria and the Brumby Government at a public meeting in Morwell on the evening of Wednesday, Sept 9, 2009.
Living with the Bush coalition launched
Improving community safety in the face of increasing risk from bushfires is not a choice between human welfare and environmental integrity. This is a false choice and if pursued will result in giving people a false sense of security while ignoring other more important safety measures.
North South pipeline works completed - there still isn't any water
Friends of the Earth (FoE) has joined rural groups in expressing disappointment at the completion of the 'major works' phase of the North South pipeline.
Barmah Benefit
Support traditional owners and Friends of the Earth, Sunday, September 13. This will be an amazing night full of some of Melbourne's finest musical talents whilst supporting an incredible cause.