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Our Vision for Victoria's Forests

Victoria finally ended native forest logging on Jan 1st 2024. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Victorian community to re-imagine our relationship to forested landscapes. We must insist on a...
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Bushfires Inquiry 2026

12 large bushfires burnt across the state on Friday 9 January. A State of Disaster was declared in the impacted areas, with more than 400,000 hectares burnt (a total area more than...
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Friends of the Earth Melbourne

List Snowgum Woodlands as Threatened under Federal Environment Laws

Australia’s alpine landscape is a living archive of our continent’s cultural and environmental history. These stories can be found in First Nations Cultural Heritage, glacial landscape features, fossilised fish bones, and the...
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Snow gum summit program 2026

March 01, 2026

The second snow gum summit will happen on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne over the weekend of March 14 and 15. There will also be guided walks and a tree planting afternoon on monday March 16. We are delighted to announce the line-up of speakers....

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FoE and POW events in north east VIC

November 20, 2025

Friends of the Earth (FoE) and Protect our Winters (POW) recently collaborated on a series of events in north east Victoria as both groups aim to ramp up their efforts in that part of the state in coming months. On Sunday November 16, FoE...

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Snow Gum Summit – The Next Ascent 2026

October 29, 2025

Friends of the Earth Melbourne is excited to share that we are organising a second Snow Gum Summit, which will take place in March 2026 on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne. The Summit will bring people together from across the Australian Alps bioregion spanning Victoria,...

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