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Friends of the Earth has welcomed today's release of 'Victoria's Energy Future' by the Minister for Energy Peter Batchelor. We acknowledge the fact that the Brumby government is taking such a proactive approach to...

Hazelwood is Australia’s dirtiest power station. This election year, we’re calling on the Victorian and Federal Governments to commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012. Please join the campaign.

Friends of the Earth (FoE) today expressed alarm at the high levels of lead recorded in Ballarat and district drinking water. FoE conducted a Freedom of Information request with Central Highlands Water earlier in...

Friends of the Earth is extremely disappointed that Yarra Ranges Shire, gave approval at Council's meeting on Tuesday June 22, for the construction of the Eastern Golf Club at Yering. The new course is...

2.45pm TODAY (Friday June 25) Langham Hotel, Southgate Avenue, Southbank. Melbourne Simon Crean is due to sign a deal, in Melbourne today, to export Victorian brown coal to Vietnam. With less than 24 hours...

Friends of the Earth have released a report regarding water quality issues in Ballarat, Bendigo and Benalla. Key findings of the report show that Ballarat had several times the breaches of the Australian Drinking...

The Friends of the Earth Anti-nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign is holding an art auction on June 15. The auction is a joint fundraiser for the ACE campaign and for the Aboriginal-led Australian...

19th May 2010 In a press conference at 1pm today NSW Premier Kristina Keneally announced a stunning outcome for the red gum forests of the Riverina.

We are hosting an information night for members and supporters to inform and – hopefully - engage people in our election plans. All welcome. Thursday June 17.

Please join the protest outside the 2010 Carbon Capture and Storage World Conference, which is being held in Melbourne on June 22.