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Victoria to kick off auctions for 2 gigawatts of offshore wind in 2024, enough to power 1.5 million homes
December 14, 2023
MEDIA RELEASE 14.12.23 Environmental justice group Friends of the Earth welcomes the Allan government’s announcement today it will kickstart offshore wind auctions in 2024, a big step forward for climate that will power 1.5...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap 2.0 – does it go far enough?
December 14, 2023
Friends of the Earth Melbourne welcomes the release today of the second edition of the Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap (VGSR).
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth Melb news Dec 2023
December 12, 2023
In December news, zoom into our AGM, fighting fire and cultural burning, a Ghost forest walk, koala updates and video, Food Co-op Cooking Calendar 2024, nuke free caps and postcards, and FoE gifts, more clean...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareInfrastructure Victoria Report: Community agrees, but better buses need to serve Melbourne's west
December 06, 2023
MEDIA RELEASE Friends of the Earth’s Better Buses Campaign welcomed the findings of Infrastructure Victoria’s Fast, frequent, fair: how buses can better connect Melbourne report, showing the benefits of bus network reform and...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCultural Burning: a primer
November 29, 2023
As Australia experiences an early start to the 2023/24 fire season, much of the current media coverage understandably focuses on fighting fires. But there is a deeper, longer public conversation about how we manage...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWhat a permanent Community Climate Adaptation Fund could allow VIC communities to achieve
November 29, 2023
Victorian communities know what climate adaptation plans and projects are most needed and relevant for them. Therefore, the best outcomes will be achieved if communities are directly supported via ongoing funding from the Victorian...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareStrzelecki Koala Updates November 2023/December 2023
November 29, 2023
Some updates from 'Koala land' regarding what SKAT has been up to over the past couple of months. It's certainly been hectic. A couple of big events are looming fast, the first being the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFederal gov to rapidly expand investment scheme for clean energy projects
November 23, 2023
In a major development today, the federal government has announced it will underwrite the costs of building 9GW of storage and 23GW of renewable generation. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen has used the Energy...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareOPEN LETTER: Victoria Needs A Remote Area Firefighting Team
November 17, 2023
Sign your organisation on to the open letter using the contact details below.Are you an individual wanting to sign on your support for the idea? Add your name here. We, the undersigned organisations,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth Melb news Nov 2023
November 14, 2023
In November show your passion for environmental and social justice and become a Friends of the Earth member, FoE AGM 2023, 50 amazing years of campaigning, COP Don’t Nuke the Climate webinar, peace party,...
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