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In February news, Snow Gum Summit live streaming, Koalathon happening, Parks Vic Review action, No-nukes Sustainable Living Festival and Fukushima day of action online events, Climate Activators, Adaptation, and Heatwave safety guide, Melbourne Water...

Friends of the Earth's SKAT collective is organising a Koalathon on Sunday March 30.  Participants will be sponsored to walk, run or ride a bike along the Gardiners Creek Trail from Malvern East to Patterson...

Snow Gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora) are the classic tree of the Australian High Country. They are profoundly different to the trees found in mountain areas in other parts of the world, and give a uniquely...

The snow gum summit will happen at Dinner Plain in north eastern Victoria over 3 days in mid February 2025. This is a listing of the speakers presenting at the forum. These profiles are...

It’s confirmed: 2024 saw average annual temperatures exceed 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. In the face of frequent disasters and inadequate action at the national level, many individuals ask themselves a similar question:...

How can we build resilient communities and face climate impacts collectively? As part of the 2025 National Sustainability Festival, the Act on Climate collective has organised a Climate Adaptation Fair on 8 Feb at Borderlands...

ExxonMobil has announced their Decommissioning Project for South Gippsland: a plan to partially remove 13 decaying gas rigs from Bass Strait and break them apart amongst the RAMSAR listed wetlands of Corner Inlet. All...

In early September 2024, Friends of the Earth applied to Melbourne Water in a Freedom of Information request concerning detections of PFAS chemicals since 2022 and pesticides in Melbourne's drinking water supplies since 2017....

Over the past three years SKAT had determined that Mullungdung and Won Wrote State Forests are the key to ensure the long term viability of the Strzelecki koala population. There are also two very...

28/1/25: Please note there were errors in the data sent through from Goulburn Valley Water in December 2024. This blog has been edited after the new data has been sent through by GVW. "The...