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From the Gippsland coast, ageing oil and gas rigs are hidden by the curvature of the Earth. Locals and holiday makers walk the beaches largely oblivious to the immense volume of steel and concrete...

In response to the news that the Victorian government is inviting fossil fuel companies to apply for two new petroleum exploration licenses in Gippsland and the Otways, Environment Victoria and Friends of the Earth...

ExxonMobil has been pulling fossil fuels out of the Bass Strait for more than half a century. In that time there have been fires, explosions, leaks, spills, workplace safety violations and industrial disputes; much...

Victoria's new electrification regs a win for community, economy and climate

ExxonMobil has announced their Decommissioning Project for South Gippsland: a plan to partially remove 13 decaying gas rigs from Bass Strait and break them apart amongst the RAMSAR listed wetlands of Corner Inlet. All...

The Victorian Government has handed down their rental reforms following a public consultation process held earlier this year into the energy and safety standards in rentals and rooming houses. We want to love it...

Seismic blasting multinational TGS announced this morning that they have decided not to proceed with the Otway blasting plan, withdrawing from NOPSEMA assessment. Under the proposal, TGS were to blast the Otway Basin off...

Media reports today that Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has “backflipped” on a ban on cooktops are inaccurate and an unhelpful distraction from gas heaters which guzzle half of the gas used in Victoria and...

The Victorian Government is proposing a series of reforms to improve energy efficiency for the one third of househoulds in Victoria that are rental properties. Friends of the Earth Melbourne encourages everyone - particularly...

About a third of the gas used domestically in Australia is used in Victoria, and of that about half is burned on heating buildings, many of which are inefficient. And rental homes are some...