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Coonooer Bridge wind farm demonstrates benefits of state renewables targets
November 12, 2015
On Tuesday 10 November, the Yes 2 Renewables team hit the road to Coonooer Bridge in the Loddon Shire, where a wind farm is under construction thanks to the ACT’s ambitious Renewable Energy Target of 90...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCommunities call for ban on all coal exploration in Victoria
November 09, 2015
media release National environment group Friends of the Earth is supporting the call from regional community groups for an outright ban on all new coal development in the state. In a powerful statement of...
Read More 2 Reactions ShareAndrews govt launches community energy guide: Shows 'all hands on deck' approach to growing renewables
November 09, 2015
The Andrews government launched Victoria’s first guide for community-owned renewable energy projects which comes in the lead up to the release of its Renewable Energy Action Plan.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareRenewables top list of preferred energy sources as Andrews govt finalises state targets
November 06, 2015
Research by the Climate Institute shows renewables continue to rise in popularity as the favourite energy choice of Australians as the Daniel Andrews government finalises Renewable Energy Targets for Victoria.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareVoices from Geelong: Anticipation for ambitious VRET growing
October 30, 2015
While Malcolm Turnbull pulls rhetorical dance moves in an awkward defence of coal, Victoria is anticipating a new energy future.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAs drought looms, help keep the Murray healthy
October 26, 2015
This week ABC news reported that flows into the Murray-Darling river system are as low as they were in 2002-2003 — the first bad year of the Millennium Drought. Meanwhile, a perfect political storm is brewing that could...
Read More Add your reaction SharePollie Watch: NSW Minister Pru Goward airs “bizarre” wind farm views
October 21, 2015
National environment group Friends of the Earth has branded NSW Assistant Health Minister Pru Goward’s comments on wind farms “bizarre.”
Read More 1 Reaction SharePesticide pollution impacting on Central Victorian Reservoirs
October 20, 2015
Friends of the Earth today raised concerns with ongoing pesticide pollution, in a number of reservoirs that supply Central Victorian Residents with drinking water. The information obtained from a Freedom of Information request to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSupport Wadi Wadi Traditional Owners to manage Nyah-Vinifera Park
October 19, 2015
Wadi Wadi people have been trying to regain ownership and management of the Nyah-Vinifera forest since colonisation. They were promised co-management by the Victorian Labor State Government five years ago and are still waiting...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareBusiness sector expecting VRET ambition as solar investment secured for Vic
October 19, 2015
There are signs investors are expecting the Daniel Andrews government to deliver a strong renewable energy policy later this year with a large-scale solar farm in Victoria’s Loddon-Mallee region securing finance.
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