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Oceans on the front line in 'Gas-fired' recovery plans
June 16, 2021
The Federal Government has announced that a vast area of ocean around Australia will be offered up for offshore oil and gas exploration. This includes 21 areas across six basins covering 80,000 sq km...
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June 07, 2021
The ban on conventional gas drilling in Victoria will be no more from July. It's clear the time for gas is approaching burnout. From the defeat of AGL's planned gas import terminal in Westernport to...
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February 18, 2021
Despite the dire state of the climate crisis, the federal government continues to pursue both a 'gas-led' recovery and the further production of fossil fuels. This includes opening up the pristine waters of the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareApollo Bay and Otway Ranges residents say "no" to offshore gas
June 09, 2020
Community members from Apollo Bay and the Otway Ranges held a paddle out on World Oceans day to object to the plans for offshore gas drilling in the waters of southwest Victoria and industrialisation...
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June 04, 2020
The coastal waters of south western Victoria are under threat. Plans for rapid gas expansion of oil and gas drilling in the Otway Basin poses a direct threat to marine life and is bad...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSouth West VIC Community Responds to Scrapped Gas Ban
June 03, 2020
Community members in South West Victoria have responded to the lifting of the moratorium on onshore gas drilling. Members of the Protect the West Alliance from the Otways to Portland have collected over 1000...
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May 22, 2020
Did you know that polluters want to drill for gas and oil in the coastal waters of south western Victoria? The coastline from Port Campbell to the South Australian border is home to a major tourist...
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March 25, 2020
THE GAS STORY: SO FAR NOT SO GOODLast week the Victorian government gave the go ahead to onshore conventional gas exploitation across the State. A moratorium had halted all exploration and drilling since 2014....
Read More Add your reaction ShareNew gas projects will mean a failure on emissions reduction
March 24, 2020
Community members in Victoria's south west have collected over 1000 signatures on a petition calling for an extension of a ban on onshore gas exploration. Community opposition to drilling remains strong across regional Victoria...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSNAP ACTION: Join our digital rally against fossil fuels in VIC
March 17, 2020
Our voices must not be silent in the face of the decision by Dan Andrews to scrap the onshore gas ban that puts our climate and our futures at risk. The restrictions on public...
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