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On Saturday November 29, Victoria goes to the polls. And thousands of Victorians across the state will vote for renewable energy. We have prepared a simple policy scorecard to show where the major parties stand....

Victoria used to be one of the leaders in Australia when it came to renewable energy and action on climate change. This has all been lost over the past four years as the Coalition...

MEDIA RELEASE - 7 Nov 2014 Friends of the Earth have launched a report on the views voters in the hotly-contested seat of Macedon hold on the government's anti-wind farm laws just weeks from the...

In mid October, the Victorian Coalition government quietly released it's Energy Plan. There has been no environment policy released as such, which means we have to judge the government's intention on the documents that...

The Victorian Coalition Government has today released its energy policy document, Victoria’s Energy Statement. The plan has drawn criticism from renewable energy advocates at Friends of the Earth. The government’s plan takes a “business as usual” approach that fails...

The renewable energy sector has created hundreds of jobs and generated millions of dollars worth of investment in south west Victoria, yet uncertainty clouds the sector’s future. Jobs and peoples' livelihoods hang in the balance. ...

FoEs' Yes 2 Renewables and the Geelong Sustainability Group present Our Energy Future: Kitchen Table Conversation.  As the world shifts towards clean, renewable energy sources, the Victorian government has put on the brakes. Wind farms...

MEDIA RELEASE - 23 July, 2014 The Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy will amend wind farm planning laws to allow already-approved wind farms to use the best-available technology.Under the amended planning laws, wind energy...

MEDIA RELEASE – 3 June, 2014 Friends of the Earth call on Premier Denis Napthine to clarify the Victorian government’s position on the Renewable Energy Target.

Fighting fossil fuels and saying yes to renewables. This is the forum FoE will be hosting at the Sustainable Living Festival, being held in Federation Square over the weekend of 14 - 16 February....