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Media Release: Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap
July 02, 2022
Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap falls short of the deep cuts needed to avoid bill shock and climate catastrophe. Image Source: The Conversation AU
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCitizens Declare Protection of Whale Songline Country
June 13, 2022
At an event on World Environment Day, in honour of the return of the Koontapool - Southern Right Whales - to their birthing grounds along the coastlines, and in response to the threats Koontapool...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFirst Nations group responds to gas licence approval on Great Ocean Road
April 27, 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The Southern Ocean Protection Embassy Collective and communities across the Great Ocean Road and South West Victoria are shocked and angered by today’s decision to grant a gas production license to Beach Energy.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareUnited Voices of Protection: Koontapool Yakeen / Southern Right Whale Dreaming Must Be Protected
March 20, 2022
Every year Koontapool (Southern Right Whales) return to their birthing grounds along the coastlines of South West Victoria. Travelling up from the colder Southern and Antarctic waters, they use the southern coast, waters and...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWhy is Action the Antidote to Despair?
March 20, 2022
Why do we despair? We look around and see the state of the world, the layers upon layers of destruction and suffering. And it is hard not to despair. Capitalism and our general dominant...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareSeismic sucks! OCEAN speaks out in Apollo Bay
March 05, 2022
The Otway Climate Emergency Action Network (OCEAN) has taken to the streets of Apollo Bay to raise awareness about the impacts of seismic testing in the Otway Basin and learn about the sacred Koontapool...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareGas Free Vic Network - working together to make fossil gas history in Victoria
February 06, 2022
Organisations and grassroots groups across Victoria are standing together for a Gas Free Vic, with a recently emerged network penning a Joint Statement for Getting Victoria Off Gas. Add your signature to the statement...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCrowdfunder launched for Gas-Free Victoria campaign (Did we mention the matched donations?)
February 03, 2022
Victoria is the biggest user of gas in Australia. While polluting companies continue to promote fossil gas as a "transition fuel," communities are resisting new gas developments and calling for a rapid shift away...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAll signs point to a permanent levy
January 19, 2022
Reputable research institutions and mainstream media are starting to highlight the negligible contribution to the economy by the offshore oil and gas industry and the expected strain that decommissioning costs could put on the taxpayer....
Read More 1 Reaction ShareThese are not ‘one-offs’, this is a characteristic of the industry
December 23, 2021
As more and more offshore oil and gas infrastructure is being developed around Australia, it is important to remember the tragic events in the history of this industry that have taken lives, destroyed ecosystems...
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