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The Extinction crisis – and the environment policy no-show
February 20, 2014
Just two days out from the federal election, and with no sign of a comprehensive biodiversity or environment policy from either Prime Minister Rudd or Tony Abbott, threatened species habitat continues to fall to...
Read More Add your reaction Sharenew coal port facility on 90 Mile Beach?
February 20, 2014
Now, here’s a great spot for a coal port “A $3 billion rail line and port concept connecting the Latrobe Valley to the Bass Straight via a port at McGauran's Beach has emerged as...
Read More Add your reaction ShareEastern Golf Course Spray Hundreds of Hectares of Critical Melbourne Water Supply Floodplain
February 20, 2014
Friends of the Earth is alarmed that construction of the highly controversial Eastern Golf Course will start in the very near future. Aerial photographs obtained by Friends of the Earth reveal that approximately 170...
Read More Add your reaction Shareclimate activists for mine workers
February 20, 2014
Yallourn Power Station workers have been in a dispute with the owners of the Yallourn station, and will be in Melbourne for a rally on friday August 16. In an historic first, climate and...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFarmers against Fracking 2013
February 20, 2014
Sunday August 18 Come and show your support for farmers and communities who will be most affected by the expansion of coal, coal seam gas, tight gas and shale gas.
Read More Add your reaction Shareseaspray_goes_gasfield_free
February 20, 2014
Gasfield Free Seaspray reports: "After weeks of surveying by our tireless volunteers we can declare that 98% of Seaspray residents want our patch to remain gas field free! To celebrate we're making a HUGE...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFarmland not Gasfields
February 20, 2014
Most of Gippsland’s farmland is under exploration for coal, Coal seam gas (CSG), Tight or Shale gas. The Energy Minister Nick Kotsiras has the power to declare any land off limits to coal and...
Read More Add your reaction ShareHelp stop the Big Hill gold mine
February 20, 2014
Canadian gold miner Crocodile Gold is pressing ahead with the development of the Big Hill open pit project at Stawell in western Victoria. The company has started the process of getting approval from the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCoalition divided while Australians are united in support for renewable energy
February 20, 2014
People representing the 73 percent of Australians who support the Renewable Energy Target and 76 percent who support more wind energy, will rally at Garema Place in Canberra, midday today. They will call on...
Read More Add your reaction SharePro-wind energy coalition call for Premier to rewrite wind farm laws, unlock jobs in southwest Victoria
February 20, 2014
Just three weeks after Premier Napthine opened the Macarthur wind farm, a coalition of southwest Victorian and supporting groups have released a joint statement calling on the Premier to rewrite anti-wind farm planning laws...
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