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Kinglake Friends of the Forest (KFF) have expressed extreme concern over plans by Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) to carry out a fuel hazard reduction burn in Flowerdale today (25 March 2025). Sue McKinnon,...

MEDIA RELEASE: As Australians look to Canberra ahead of Tuesday evenings federal Budget, the high cost of nuclear power will be illustrated by an eight metre high inflatable radioactive waste barrel on the grass...

With all of the interest regarding PFAS over the past year, it is worth discussing other substances that are present in our drinking water that can potentially impact on human health. Some of these...

On 8 February 2025, the Act on Climate collective curated the first ever Climate Adaptation Fair at Borderlands Coop. Have a listen to the panel discussions that were had on the day, from topics...

While the flooding from ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to impact northern NSW and southern Queensland and a long clean up gets underway, fire season drags on in much of the rest of the...

In March news, Food Co-op & Cafe mural launch, Koalathon, actions against nuclear power, nuclear accident plume map, Act on Climate picnic & fair recap, seismic shift event Warrnambool, Snow Gum declaration and summit...

On March 11 we commemorated the 14th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and held a National Day of Action against nuclear power. Please check out the newly launched nuclear plume map and let's make...

Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) is currently in the process of burning significant areas of Gippsland (and elsewhere in the state) as part of it’s planned burn program. Planned burning is intended to reduce...

MEDIA STATEMENT: The interim report to the nuclear inquiry is out. Read Friends of the Earth's response.  

On February 14th-16th the Friends of the Earth Melbourne (FoEM) Forest Collective hosted it's first Snow Gum Summit in Dinner Plain at the community centre. It was a fantastic weekend, bringing together a diversity...