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3 Aug 2026 KEY FACTS Citizen science events at 20 + locations across Australia's High Country to take place this August. Popular locations include Mt Hotham (for the Australian Backcountry Festival August 29 &...

Friends of the Earth and Beyond Uranium Canberra are coming together with concerned individuals and families to raise awareness against the dangers of uranium mining and AUKUS nuclear submarines. The 2026 Peace Walk will...

The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, the Victorian Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources and the State Electricity Commission (SEC) has announced today that she is retiring from politics.   Friends of the Earth acknowledges...

30th July 2026 We congratulate Ben Carroll and Gabrielle Williams on their appointments to state leadership, as we anticipate a new era of service reform priority. 

Friends of the Earth Melbourne says the Victorian Liberals’ plan to "throw open the door" to new gas exploration will push up the cost of living, deepen climate pollution, and leave everyday Victorians, not...

A fungicide, banned by the Australian pesticide regulator 20 years ago has been detected in drinking water supplies across northern Victoria over the past decade. Benomyl was banned by the APVMA in 2006. It had...

In July news, thanks for your support, fundraiser concert to clean up the Strait, have your say on Victoria’s Adaptation Action Plans, Snow Gum campaign and Backcountry festival film, National Indigenous Disaster Resilience gathering,...

Please support representatives from nuclear-affected First Nations communities to travel to the annual gathering of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA). With rising petrol costs disproportionately affecting First Nations communities, particularly those in remote...

  Blog by Skye Hallyburton, volunteer FCAV Working Group coordinator.  Over the past four months, the Frontline Climate Alliance Victoria (FCAV) has brought community leaders from across Victoria together to share knowledge, build local...

Our Energy Justice collective is fighting for an energy system that's fair, affordable, clean and healthy for everyone. We want to get a better understanding of why people continue to use gas in their...