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In March news, Victorian Bush Fire Inquiry submissions, wild fire costs survey, next Wombat forest worktrip, public transport justice symposium, Backcountry Film Festival, Koala Fesitval and new report, Energy Justice collective actions, email to...

The notorious Country Fire Authority (CFA) Training College at Fiskville started operating in 1971. In 2011, media reports first alleged that the training college caused incidences of cancer in CFA members and their families...

While other Australians celebrated Valentine’s Day in a more 'traditional' way, perhaps with chocolate and flowers, FoEM’s Act on Climate collective members celebrated a much deeper sense of connection at our first ever Collective...

The second snow gum summit will happen on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne over the weekend of March 14 and 15. There will also be guided walks and a tree planting afternoon on monday March...

Whilst we appreciate the commitment government’s commitment to decarbonising transport, unfortunately the pledge ignores key bus benefits.

In January and February 2026 major fires impacted significant areas of Victoria. More than 400,000 hectares of bushland and farmland have burned. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged across the state, there was...

The backcountry film festival is a pre winter institution in Melbourne. We have been screening the festival each year since 2011. The program is put together by Winter Wildlands Alliance, and celebrates the power...

On Wednesday, the 18th of February, the Act on Climate Collective co-hosted a screening of Floodland at Parliament House, a new documentary by filmmaker Jordan Giusti. The screening was attended by MP’s Sarah Mansfield...

The Victorian Government released its response to the Climate Resilience Inquiry report in early February 2026. The report included multiple recommendations for more funding; but in its reply, the Victorian Government has ignored this,...

Finally, after 6 years, our koala surveys at Mullungdung and Won Wron State Forests in south east South Gippsland. have finished and a new report on our findings are now published. Over 5000 trees...