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Gaslighting Victorians: Andrews fails on climate by expanding fossil fuels
March 17, 2020
Friends of the Earth expressed its shock at the announcement by the Andrews government that it will scrap the moratorium protecting Victorian farmland from risky onshore gas drilling. The premier announced that the moratorium...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth response to the Liberal Nationals ‘Unlocking Victoria’s natural gas potential’ policy
February 25, 2020
Yesterday the Victorian Liberal Nationals opposition announced a new plan to ‘Unlock Victoria’s Natural Gas Potential’ in a policy which would scrap the current moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling in the state. Despite...
Read More Add your reaction SharePolluting gas-fired power plant proposed for Dandenong: get the facts
February 11, 2020
In late December 2019, the Federal government quietly announced that they are underwriting a new gas generator plant with APA Group, Dandenong (1), to be co-located with APA Group’s existing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)...
Read More Add your reaction ShareReport on the #ExtendtheMoratorium actions
February 10, 2020
From 2011 until 2017, the Victorian community, especially regional communities in the south of the state, campaigned hard to win the ban on frackingand the moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling.While fracking (unconventional gas...
Read More Add your reaction ShareIndustry will face strong community opposition to push to 'rip up' gas drilling moratorium
January 17, 2020
MEDIA RELEASE: Friday 17 Jan Industry will face strong community opposition to push to 'rip up' gas drilling moratoriumIndustry is ramping up its campaign to have Victoria's moratorium on gas drilling ripped up, but Friends...
Read More Add your reaction ShareDefend the Gas Moratorium
January 09, 2020
From 2011 until 2017, the Victorian community, especially regional communities in the south of the state, campaigned hard to win the ban on fracking and the moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling.While fracking (unconventional...
Read More Add your reaction ShareDefend the gas drilling moratorium
October 09, 2019
From 2011 until 2017, the Victorian community, especially regional communities in the south of the state, campaigned hard to win the ban on fracking and the moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling.While fracking (unconventional...
Read More Add your reaction ShareA week of action to Defend the Moratorium
September 30, 2019
From 2011 until 2017, the Victorian community, especially regional communities in the south of the state, campaigned hard to win the ban on fracking and the moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling.While fracking (unconventional...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSale of Gippsland gasfields shows gas is becoming a stranded asset
September 18, 2019
The announcement from ExxonMobil that it is planning to sell all its assets is enormous news for Gippsland. The offshore oil and gas industry has been a creator of jobs and economic activity for...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFederal bully effort on gas an attempt to hide policy failure
August 06, 2019
Friends of the Earth media release. August 6, 2019. The Federal Government has stepped up its attempt to bully NSW and Victoria into opening up new gas fields. “This is part of a long...
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