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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: New Offshore Gas Project Threatens to Flare Up Community Resistance

May 07, 2026

7 May 2026 Friends of the Earth condemns the Victorian government’s decision today to approve Amplitude Energy’s Annie-2 Gas Field project in the Otway Basin, saying the announcement will flare up long-held community resistance to gas drilling.  ‘In the 2010s, we saw an enormous...

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There is Always Enough Money for War

May 06, 2026

The government budget is not a neutral document. We argue that if the government is able to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on defence, it should also be able to spend on climate disaster prevention and adaptation. By Act on Climate Collective Members Kelly...

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MEDIA RELEASE: Melton electrification is welcome, but when car parks fill up you need better buses

May 05, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The commitment from the Allan Labor government (https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/works-powering-ahead-melton-line-upgrade) for the long-anticipated Melton electrification is welcome, however buses must be in the planning process. Too often buses are left unreformed for years after major infrastructure changes, if at all. A current example...

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