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Mountain roadtrip report back
March 21, 2023
Much of FoE’s work happens in regional communities. In 2023 we think its time to be catching up with our allies in the regions, meet new friends and supporters, and build the profile of...
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February 10, 2023
Each year, on the first sitting day of the Victorian parliament, Friends of the Earth hosts a community gathering outside the building to remind the parliament that the community want to see meaningful action...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFoE's work in the Victorian high country
January 31, 2023
Over the past three years, Friends of the Earth (FoE) has been working on protecting significant areas of the Victorian high country that are at risk from logging. We have also been highlighting the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLittle Dargo walk JAN 2023
January 24, 2023
The fires of 2019/20 burnt huge areas of north eastern Victoria. The remaining unburnt forests are more important than ever. One of these areas lies in the headwaters of the Little Dargo River, just...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFire news
December 05, 2022
Fires are part of life here in Australia. Many of our landscapes are fire adapted or fire reliant, and First Nations people have been using fire for millennia to manage and craft the landscapes...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFoE survey trip to Mt Stirling
November 22, 2022
With news that logging could commence on Mt Stirling as soon as this week, Friends of the Earth (FoE) activists visited the mountain over the weekend of November 18 – 20. Assisted by Friends...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMountain forests miss out on protection
November 15, 2022
In November 2019 over 96,000 hectares of Immediate Protection Areas (IPAs) were announced by the Victorian government alongside the Victorian Forestry Plan which will see an end to native forest logging by 2030. IPA boundaries...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMedia Release - Victoria's Forest Carbon Report
November 03, 2022
A new report has been co-published by The Tree Projects and Victorian Forest Alliance. It details the carbon emissions from Victoria’s forestry sector. Written by Dr Jennifer Sanger, ecologist from The Tree Projects, this...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMore High Country Logging - Mt Stirling
October 25, 2022
Mt Stirling is a well known and much loved mountain and cross country ski resort in the mountains of Victoria. A considerable number of areas of forest on and around the mountain are due...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMass community survey detects 60+ Greater Gliders in 12 Coupes
October 05, 2022
On Sunday the 2nd of October, surveys were carried out over 12 areas scheduled for logging, across 6 locations from Toolangi, Black Range near Taggerty, Warburton in the Central Highlands, Alberton West in Gippsland,...
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