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World Environment Day is a day to celebrate the wins, and recommit to fighting for the protection of the natural world. Since the 1990’s, together with Friends of Gippsland Bush (FoGB) we campaigned for...

Friends of the Earth members would be well aware of koala problems in the south west of Victoria. In February 2020 Friends of the Earth alerted the world to a koala massacre 11 km...

Victoria is in lockdown again as the state tackles another COVID-19 cluster. But it hasn't shaken Act on Climate's commitment to climate justice. We're about the take the final steps in our year-long People's...

VIC Lockdown Updates:For the next week, our campaigns office will be closed, and staff working from home. Below is an update from our Food Coop and Cafe on our reduced opening hours, take away...

Friends of the Earth Melbourne is requesting your assistance in getting the Strzelecki koala listed under federal environmental legislation. We are urging people to send off out petition to Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley....

MEDIA RELEASE - Thursday 20 MayFriends of the Earth response to the Victorian Budget 2021-22The Andrews government has delivered a budget that builds on last year’s record $1.6 billion spend on climate and energy....

The School Strike 4 Climate movement has been a global phenomenon. It has intensified pressure on governments to tackle the climate crisis. School students around the country will return to the streets for their...

After a marathon grassroots campaign of almost four years, the Andrews Labor government has finally announced the state's first Climate Strategy and interim Emissions Reduction Targets. Here’s a quick update on our efforts over the...

Over the past 6 months Friends of the Earth has been conducting Freedom of Information (FoI's) requests to a number of water authorities across Victoria. The goal of the FoI's is to better understand...

Between March and April, Friends of the Earth conducted koala surveys in the Won Wron State Forest. Won Wron is located between Yarram and Sale and is approximately 6700ha in size. Recent genetic work...