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Are better buses the solution to traffic woes as Melbourne’s density doubles?
June 26, 2024
It is time to get on with giving Melbourne’s established suburbs a better bus network
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMinimum standards for rentals and rooming houses - SUBMIT TODAY
June 26, 2024
The Victorian Government is proposing a series of reforms to improve energy efficiency for the one third of househoulds in Victoria that are rental properties. Friends of the Earth Melbourne encourages everyone - particularly...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareSKAT (Strzelecki Koala Action Team) June 2024 Updates
June 26, 2024
Despite lack of funding, it has been a very busy couple of months for SKAT. Recent visits to the Strzelecki Ranges, reveal that up to 16,000 hectares of hardwood is currently being converted to...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareNEW ACF report: Power games: Why nuclear is not right for Australia
June 19, 2024
The Coalition has made its announcement to set us on a path to a nuclear dystopia. The ACF has put out a report setting out in detail how this is a terrible future option...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth Melb news June 2024
June 11, 2024
In June news, please donate to our EOFY fundraiser, KOALAS movie and SKAT update, Djandak Wi ('Country fire') cultural burning strategy, call for remote area volunteer firefighting, Vic rental energy reform submissions, new Otway...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareSaving Rental Energy
June 10, 2024
About a third of the gas used domestically in Australia is used in Victoria, and of that about half is burned on heating buildings, many of which are inefficient. And rental homes are some...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMedia release: Beach Energy production approval a disaster for climate and marine ecosystems
June 06, 2024
[Image credit: Michael J Fromholtz] Friends of the Earth Melbourne has today slammed the Victorian Government decision to approve Beach Energy's production of gas from near the Twelve Apostles off the Otway coast.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWhy won't the VIC government fund this firefighting idea?
June 03, 2024
As we grapple with the impacts of climate change, we will need to continue to expand how we respond to disasters such as fires, floods, storms and heatwaves. We need to increase state-wide ability...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareProposed rental energy reform welcome in Victoria
June 03, 2024
Friends of the Earth Melbourne encourages everyone - particularly renters in Victoria - to write a submission for the draft Regulatory Impact Statement on Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses. Submissions are due...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareEscalate for Rafah this weekend
May 31, 2024
At Friends of the Earth, we believe that the liberation of all peoples from systems of oppression is a precursor to peace. We campaign towards system change through the lens of gender, climate, economic,...
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