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Victoria's Gippsland region has been announced as the country's first Offshore Wind Zone, marking the beginning of a whole new industry. Kickstarting offshore wind in Gippsland will bring thousands of new jobs to the region,...

On Sunday the 2nd of October, surveys were carried out over 12 areas scheduled for logging, across 6 locations from Toolangi, Black Range near Taggerty, Warburton in the Central Highlands, Alberton West in Gippsland,...

Victoria’s highest mountain, Bogong (Warkwoolowler in the Waywurru and Dhudhuroa languages, meaning the mountain where Aboriginal people collected the Bogong Moths) is protected in the Alpine National Park. It sits high above the town...

Today, power company AGL has announced it will bring forward closure dates for the Loy Yang A coal fired power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley by ten years to 2035. It is the second...

The Greens have announced their plan to end native forest logging in Victoria. This is a plan that is in line with an urgent need for transitioning regional communities away from an industry operating...

MEDIA RELEASE: 27 September 2022 Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrews government’s announcement to legislate a Victorian Energy Storage Target if returned to power at the November state election.

In our September Nuclear Free News update you can read about the lobbying firm paid to push Morrison's nuclear waste dump plan despite community opposition, the SA Premier throwing his support behind traditional owners...

Mullungdung State Forest located north east of the town of Yarram, continues to surprise us in terms of potential koala numbers. Thanks to Pool of Dreams and donors through our June 2022 fundraising appeal...

MEDIA RELEASE: 20 September 2022 Victoria positioned to scale up climate ambition for 2035 after delivering record emissions cuts Victoria’s latest greenhouse gas performance data, released today, shows that the Andrews government has overachieved...

In this Spring into action edition, attend forest community meetings and read Kranky koala’s lament.  Join a Climate Impacts at Work report event, support a just clean energy jobs transition, zoom into our members...