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Hume FFMV risking our health and safety burning forest in Flowerdale for no benefit
March 25, 2025
Kinglake Friends of the Forest (KFF) have expressed extreme concern over plans by Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) to carry out a fuel hazard reduction burn in Flowerdale today (25 March 2025). Sue McKinnon,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareIt’s a (radioactive) waste: Big barrel at federal Parliament highlights big nuclear cost
March 24, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE: As Australians look to Canberra ahead of Tuesday evenings federal Budget, the high cost of nuclear power will be illustrated by an eight metre high inflatable radioactive waste barrel on the grass...
Read More Add your reaction ShareWhat are Trihalomethanes and are they in Melbourne's drinking water?
March 18, 2025
With all of the interest regarding PFAS over the past year, it is worth discussing other substances that are present in our drinking water that can potentially impact on human health. Some of these...
Read More 1 Reaction SharePanel Discussion Recordings from the Climate Adaptation Fair 2025
March 17, 2025
On 8 February 2025, the Act on Climate collective curated the first ever Climate Adaptation Fair at Borderlands Coop. Have a listen to the panel discussions that were had on the day, from topics...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareHere's 4 good ideas to protect wild places from fire
March 12, 2025
While the flooding from ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to impact northern NSW and southern Queensland and a long clean up gets underway, fire season drags on in much of the rest of the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth Melb news March 2025
March 11, 2025
In March news, Food Co-op & Cafe mural launch, Koalathon, actions against nuclear power, nuclear accident plume map, Act on Climate picnic & fair recap, seismic shift event Warrnambool, Snow Gum declaration and summit...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareNuclear accident fallout map over 7 sites marked for reactors
March 11, 2025
On March 11 we commemorated the 14th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and held a National Day of Action against nuclear power. Please check out the newly launched nuclear plume map and let's make...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareOld Growth Forest to be burnt in Colquhoun Regional Park
March 07, 2025
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) is currently in the process of burning significant areas of Gippsland (and elsewhere in the state) as part of it’s planned burn program. Planned burning is intended to reduce...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth's response to the interim report nuclear power inquiry
February 26, 2025
MEDIA STATEMENT: The interim report to the nuclear inquiry is out. Read Friends of the Earth's response.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareSnow Gum Summit 2025 Recap
February 21, 2025
On February 14th-16th the Friends of the Earth Melbourne (FoEM) Forest Collective hosted it's first Snow Gum Summit in Dinner Plain at the community centre. It was a fantastic weekend, bringing together a diversity...
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