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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...