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November 21, 2013 Friends of the Earth media release. Friends of the Earth has welcomed today’s announcement by the Premier that the moratorium on the process of unconventional gas fracking will be extended at...

  November 14, 2013 Friends of the Earth media release Yesterday Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber introduced a motion to the Upper House, which called for a permanent ban on the coal seam gas...

November 5, 2013. Friends of the Earth media release Last friday the Premier, Dr Napthine, announced that the government would maintain the current moratorium on the process of fracking to access unconventional gas in...

1 November 2013 Friends of the Earth media release Peter Reith’s long awaited report to the Victorian government about the eastern gas market will be handed to the government today. While the Premier has...

September 26, 2013 Friends of the Earth media release With the Coalition in power federally, there is already increased pressure nation wide to develop new coal and gas projects. Tony Abbott has promised to...

July 18, 2013 Friends of the Earth media release Agriculture is a cornerstone of Victoria’s economy, producing goods valued at around $9 billion a year. Gippsland, in particular, acts as a food bowl for...

June 21, 2013 Friends of the Earth media release The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has launched its long awaited ‘charm offensive’ in Victoria, with its ‘Lets Grow Victoria’ campaign.

May 28, 2013 The long awaited Victorian government response to the ‘Inquiry into Greenfields mineral exploration and project development in Victoria’ was tabled this afternoon.

Media release Friends of the Earth On Saturday May11, around 180 people attending a public meeting at Seaspray in Gippsland to express concern about the possibility of gas drilling in their area. On Monday...

Monday 6th May 2013  Our precious region gets nationwide coverage