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Gasfield Free groups across the state are anticipating the announcement by the Andrews Labor government in regards to onshore gas. During the past year it has been made perfectly clear that communities will only...

The Earth Resources Department of the Victorian government are currently reviewing their 'Stakeholder Engagement Strategy". The strategy outlines how they will improve engagement with us in relation to resources extraction projects, including coal, gas...

GetUp! and SolarCitizens’ Homegrown Power Plan has been making headlines around Australia since its release in April. Which is no surprise considering one of its main findings that Australia will save money by shifting to 100 percent renewable energy...

National Parks are protected right? They are the last remaining vestiges of land in Australia that are no longer cut down, hunted in or dug up. Think again. As we speak, there are large...

Environment group Friends of the Earth have called on the Andrews government to set ambitious Victorian Renewable Energy Targets as the ACT government announces a ramped up target of 100 percent renewable by 2020....

The Andrews government has delivered its second budget which focuses strongly on infrastructure, health, education and family violence. Environment group Friends of the Earth welcome the modest commitments on climate and renewable energy but...

Y2R members recently had the pleasure of seeing Greg Barber’s (MP) solar setup on a sunny Sunday afternoon. His household is the first in Victoria to have installed the Tesla Powerwall battery – a home battery...

A City of Melbourne-led consortium is advertising a call for tenders for 110 gigawatt hours of renewable energy. The initiative is a welcome act of leadership as the Victorian government prepares to release it’s long-awaited Renewable...

A new wind farm was opened in Victoria as the Andrews government prepares to release its Renewable Energy Action Plan, which will set Renewable Energy Targets for the state.

Friends of the Earth has partnered with Ethical Switch for an 8 week fundraising campaign to focus on the impact that a household’s energy choices can make on the environment. The more we make...