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Community Climate Justice
April 26, 2022
Sam and Jack talk with Jarred Abrahams, Climate justice member at Friends of the Earth. Jarred talks about fighting climate in the community, with two pre-recorded interviews with community members Mick and Greg, who...
Read More 1 Reaction SharePFAS detected in Recycled Water from Victorian Waste Water Treatment Plants
April 21, 2022
This is the fourth blog in a short series focusing on 15 FoI requests to Victorian water authorities during 2020/21. The other blogs included: PFAS in Drinking Water, PFAS and Groundwater Pollution and PFAS...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCommunity tours site for Australia's first offshore wind farm
April 21, 2022
Victoria could soon be home to the country's first offshore wind farm, the flagship Star of the South offshore wind farm proposed in the Bass Strait off the coast of South Gippsland. On 6th...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareKranky the Strzelecki Koala Brings Love to Strawberry Fields
April 21, 2022
Kranky the Koala joined by members of Friends of the Earth Melbourne journeyed up to Tocumwal to host a workshop at Strawberry Fields festival on the Dungala/Murray River amongst the river red gums on...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFires are getting worse. We need extra firefighting capacity to stop small ones becoming blazes
April 20, 2022
As we head towards a mild and wet summer, we still need to prepare for the fires that will come as we head back to drier years. There are many things we need to...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareThe Little Dargo: a pristine catchment threatened by logging
April 19, 2022
The state government logging agency, VicForests, intends to log a total of 11 “coupes”, or sections, of mature forest, much of it dominated by Alpine Ash, in the headwaters of the Little Dargo River....
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWins of the Nuclear Free Movement #3
April 14, 2022
“It's my country and I'm going win.” The mass movement that stopped the Jabilukauranium mine The Mirarr Traditional Owners led an extraordinary mass movement to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine − and won! Hundreds...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareJust because toxic amounts can be small, does it mean they are safe?
April 14, 2022
Friends of the Earth has been investigating the impacts of pollutants such as pesticides and PFAS for years. Detections of pesticides are commonly found in waterways across Australia and drinking water can be impacted...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth News April 2022
April 12, 2022
Welcome to Friends of the Earth Melbourne April news our state-wide monthly update. It's time for climate action, Good Grief seminars, koala petition, forest surveys, Koontapool Yakeen Southern Right Whale Dreaming protection, green light for Delburn...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLismore Community Resilience In The Face of Climate Disaster
April 12, 2022
Sam and Jack talk with Dee Mould, a Lismore resident rebuilding after the recent devestating floods in the area. Dee speaks of the strength and resilience their community has shown to pick up the...
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