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The Victorian government has announced that it will aim to legislate the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET). This measure has been widely welcomed by the environment movement, businesses and the broader community. The hostile...

MEDIA RELEASE - 23 August 2017 "A vital stepping stone towards 10,000 jobs" The Andrews government have this morning announced the first big solar farms in the state as well as auctions to bring...

Join us on Threatened Species Day to call on the Victorian parliament to protect our threatened wildlife from logging. Thursday September 7, 5.30pm – 8.30pm. Parliament House, Melbourne.

A person's gender and sexuality should not affect their access to marriage in Australia, nor should it impact their human rights in any other way. Friends of the Earth stands in solidarity with the...

Melbourne is rolling ahead building giant new toll roads for our growing population. We don’t need more roads, we need a sustainable city. Join us for an info night to build a different vision.

This spring we will be kick-starting our new Sustainable Cities campaign and getting active with a sponsored walk across our city. Walk This Way will be an opportunity to highlight the key areas of...

The state owned logging agency VicForests has moved logging machinery out of the contentious Hermitage Creek forests where a significant population of threatened Greater Gliders has been found.

Logging in the controversial "Kings" coupe at Hermitage Creek in the Toolangi state forest has been stalled for now. The forest is home to a colony of threatened Greater Gliders. Friends of the Earth...

MEDIA RELEASE: 24 July 2017 Friends of the Earth have welcomed an Andrews government announcement of a $4.7 million grant scheme to kick-start community projects that tackle climate change saying it will bring jobs...

The Quit Coal collective has successfully campaigned with local community groups to secure a total ban on unconventional gas mining, like fracking, in Victoria. We have also helped fight off new coal mines in...