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The wind industry in Victoria takes a much needed breath of fresh air as the anti-wind Coalition government steps down from power. The anti-wind veto laws, and the scrapping of the state’s renewable energy...

Friends of the Earth welcome the appointment of Lily D’Ambrosio as Victoria’s Minister for Industry, Energy and Resources and Lisa Neville as Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water.

MEDIA RELEASE: 1 Dec 2014 Friends of the Earth welcome the election of the pro-renewable energy Daniel Andrews Labor government in Victoria. "The sun was setting on Victoria's renewable energy sector under the Coalition,"...

On Saturday November 29, Victoria goes to the polls. And thousands of Victorians across the state will vote for renewable energy. We have prepared a simple policy scorecard to show where the major parties stand.

On Saturday November 29, Victoria goes to the polls. And thousands of Victorians across the state will vote for renewable energy. Yes 2 Renewables have prepared a simple policy scorecard to show where the major parties stand:

Coalition still missing in action Friends of the Earth has welcomed the release of the Victorian ALP’s environment policy today. Unlike the Coalition, the ALP has put forward an environment policy prior to the...

The following media release was published by Moorabool Environment Group, 26/11/2014.

Renewable energy is a mainstream election issue in the marginal seat of South Barwon—which stretches from the suburbs of Geelong, down to the Surf Coast and out to Moriac.

A  Victorian town is taking the lead in reducing its own carbon emissions by announcing that it will attempt to go 100% renewable by 2022.   

VICTORIANS want more investment in renewable energy, a poll commissioned by an activist group has found.