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Friends of the Earth Melb news June 2025
June 10, 2025
In June news, our EOFY appeal, Global Wind Day, Snow gums at risk, Koala kill report, Gippsland water pesticides study, Act on Climate garage sale and actions, Buses in the budget, Chain Reaction double...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWhittlesea Resilience Mapping with WCAN
May 28, 2025
Act on Climate facilitated a community resilience mapping session hosted by the Whittlesea Climate Action Network (WCAN) at the start of this month. The session was invigorating, with many great actionable ideas coming up,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareGippsland Water Pesticide Detections 2017-2024
May 27, 2025
In February, Friends of the Earth sent a Freedom of Information request to Gippsland Water for information pertaining to pesticide detections in drinking water between 2017-2024 and PFAS detections at Gippsland Regional Organics facility...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWATCH: Resilience Inquiry Report Launch Video
May 22, 2025
Act on Climate (AoC) has officially launched its new report, VIC Climate Resilience Inquiry Analysed: The leading concerns & adaptation solutions! If you missed it, want to share it or want a recap, there's a recording! Watch...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareClimate, environment largely missing from Victorian budget
May 20, 2025
As expected, cost-of-living measures dominated today’s state budget. Priorities included health, education, transport and housing, and ‘law and order’ issues. Climate action and environment were not headline items this year - but transport was....
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Adaptation excluded from budget - Victorians will pay the price
May 20, 2025
The Victorian Government’s budget for 2025-2026 is touted as focusing on cost of living and community safety, but without meaningful investment in climate adaptation, costs for Victorians (both economic and physical) will remain high.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFoE Visits Mass Koala Shooting Sites at Budj Bim
May 20, 2025
On the 18th and 19th of May, Anthony Amis from SKAT (Friends of the Earth Melbourne's koala collective) visited Budj Bim National Park, the site of Victoria's largest mass koala shooting and probably the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Buses get headlines but more vision needed to transform life in the suburbs
May 20, 2025
Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 Today’s Victorian State Budget headlined transport. For the first time, buses have got the recognition they deserve as the fast, affordable cost-of living solution for millions of Victorian families. But,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Over 80% Say More Funding of Climate Adaptation is Essential
May 15, 2025
New report on Vic’s Resilience Inquiry reveals united appeal for increased funding of climate adaptation and the most popular climate adaptation solutions
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth Melb news May 2025
May 13, 2025
In May news, join the Walk for Truth, election reactions, and please make a tax-deductible donation. Join climate actions, celebrate no to nuclear power, there's Transport Trivia Thursday, better buses for the west, a...
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