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The Mention Hearing at the Portland Magistrates’ Court starts today for the infamous koala “massacre” which occurred near Portland in late January 2020. According to the Office of the Conservation Regulator: The owner of...

In our February Nuclear Free News update you can read about decolonising energy in Canada, the threat of nuclear in the Russian attacks on Ukraine, a nuclear fusion reality check, France nuclear energy reality...

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....

During 2020-2021, Friends of the Earth conducted 15 Freedom of Information Requests (FoI) to Victorian water authorities concerning detections of PFAS in drinking water, water treatment plants, biosolids, recycled water and waste water. This...

Welcome to Friends of the Earth Melbourne Jan-Feb news our monthly statewide update.  In this bumper edition, unpack the nuclear power debate, get your 2022 Food Co-op cooking calendar online, activate for climate & environmental justice, greenwashing...

Can nuclear power help with the climate change abatement in Australia? As part of the National Sustainable Living Festival, this forum organised by Friends of the Earth Australia will unpack the debates and provide...

Do you work in the retail, fast food, health or hospitality industry and know the feeling of working long hours through heatwaves, extreme weather, and bushfire smoke? Share your experiences in the Climate Impacts...

Organisations and grassroots groups across Victoria are standing together for a Gas Free Vic, with a recently emerged network penning a Joint Statement for Getting Victoria Off Gas. Add your signature to the statement...

This issue of our poster newsletter addressed these false solutions to the climate crisis and includes stories from FoE campaigners and collectives through an anticapitalist, anticolonial lens.  

With a strong gold price, applications for mining exploration continue to spread across regional Victoria. In Central Victoria, the North East and Gippsland, a growing number of local groups are forming to oppose this...